Average age of employers, aged 15-64, female in Korea

Korea: Average age of employers, aged 15-64, female was 47.55 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
47.55
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
9th
of 94 countries
All-time high
47.55
in 2017
All-time low
42.65
in 2003
Years of data
16
2001–2017

Average age of employers, aged 15-64, female in Korea, 2001–2017

010203040502001200920172001: 42.92002: 42.92003: 42.72004: 43.22005: 43.82007: 44.12008: 44.22009: 44.92010: 452011: 45.32012: 45.42013: 46.32014: 46.72015: 47.32016: 47.12017: 47.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of employers, aged 15-64, female in Korea is 47.55, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of employers, aged 15-64, female in Korea peaked at 47.55 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 42.65, in 2003.

Korea ranks 9th of 94 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 43.59 42.65 44.87 8
2010s 46.34 45.05 47.55 8

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 6 Sweden 48.42 compare
  2. 7 Kazakhstan 48.37 compare
  3. 8 Germany 47.81 compare
  4. 10 North Macedonia 47.23 compare
  5. 11 Cyprus 47.13 compare
  6. 12 Bosnia and Herzegovina 46.94 compare

See the full ranking of 94 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of employers, aged 15-64, female in Korea?
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, female in Korea was 47.55 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of employers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 47.55 in 2017.
What is the lowest average age of employers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 42.65 in 2003.
How does Korea rank for average age of employers, aged 15-64, female?
Korea ranks 9th out of 94 countries with data for 2017.
Is average age of employers, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of employers, aged 15-64, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,244 data points, 1970–2021
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