Average age, aged 25-64 in Italy

Italy: Average age, aged 25-64 was 45.28 in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
45.28
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
5th
of 109 countries
All-time high
45.28
in 2016
All-time low
43.2
in 1998
Years of data
29
1987–2016

Average age, aged 25-64 in Italy, 1987–2016

010203040501987200120161987: 43.91989: 441990: 43.81991: 43.41992: 43.41993: 43.31994: 43.31995: 43.31996: 43.21997: 43.21998: 43.21999: 43.22000: 43.22001: 43.32002: 43.32003: 43.32004: 442005: 44.12006: 43.82007: 442008: 44.12009: 44.32010: 44.42011: 44.62012: 44.62013: 44.92014: 452015: 45.12016: 45.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Italy recorded 45.28 for average age, aged 25-64 in 2016. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, aged 25-64 in Italy peaked at 45.28 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 43.2, in 1998.

That places Italy 5th out of 109 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

Average age, aged 25-64 in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Average age, aged 25-64 in Italy, 1987 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1987 43.87 —
1989 43.98 +0.2%
1990 43.83 -0.3%
1991 43.44 -0.9%
1992 43.37 -0.2%
1993 43.34 -0.1%
1994 43.29 -0.1%
1995 43.26 -0.1%
1996 43.23 -0.1%
1997 43.2 -0.1%
1998 43.2 -0.0%
1999 43.21 +0.0%
2000 43.23 +0.0%
2001 43.27 +0.1%
2002 43.3 +0.1%
2003 43.3 +0.0%
2004 44.05 +1.7%
2005 44.14 +0.2%
2006 43.85 -0.7%
2007 44.04 +0.4%
2008 44.11 +0.2%
2009 44.3 +0.4%
2010 44.45 +0.3%
2011 44.59 +0.3%
2012 44.62 +0.1%
2013 44.93 +0.7%
2014 45.04 +0.2%
2015 45.13 +0.2%
2016 45.28 +0.3%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 45.28 is above the median for high income countries, which is 44.48, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 45.28 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 44.61, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 43.92 43.87 43.98 2
1990s 43.34 43.2 43.83 10
2000s 43.76 43.23 44.3 10
2010s 44.86 44.45 45.28 7

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 2 Moldova 46.67 compare
  2. 3 Belarus 46.62 compare
  3. 4 Hungary 45.62 compare
  4. 6 Germany 45.17 compare
  5. 7 Netherlands 45.12 compare
  6. 8 Portugal 45.11 compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, aged 25-64 in Italy?
Average age, aged 25-64 in Italy was 45.28 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, aged 25-64 recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 45.28 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age, aged 25-64 recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 43.2 in 1998.
How does Italy rank for average age, aged 25-64?
Italy ranks 5th out of 109 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age, aged 25-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age, aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,558 data points, 1970–2021
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