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

Korea: Average age of employers, aged 15-64, male was 47.87 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
47.87
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
5th
of 94 countries
All-time high
47.87
in 2017
All-time low
42.67
in 2001
Years of data
16
2001–2017

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

010203040502001200920172001: 42.72002: 42.82003: 42.72004: 43.72005: 442007: 45.22008: 45.22009: 45.52010: 45.72011: 45.82012: 45.92013: 46.32014: 46.22015: 46.82016: 47.22017: 47.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of employers, aged 15-64, male in Korea is 47.87, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of employers, aged 15-64, male in Korea peaked at 47.87 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 42.67, in 2001.

That places Korea 5th out of 94 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Average age of employers, aged 15-64, male in Korea, year by year

Annual values for Average age of employers, aged 15-64, male in Korea, 2001 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2001 42.67
2002 42.82 +0.4%
2003 42.71 -0.3%
2004 43.66 +2.2%
2005 44.03 +0.9%
2007 45.17 +2.6%
2008 45.25 +0.2%
2009 45.53 +0.6%
2010 45.66 +0.3%
2011 45.8 +0.3%
2012 45.95 +0.3%
2013 46.33 +0.8%
2014 46.17 -0.3%
2015 46.77 +1.3%
2016 47.18 +0.9%
2017 47.87 +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 43.98 42.67 45.53 8
2010s 46.47 45.66 47.87 8

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 2 Iceland 48.46 compare
  2. 3 Kosovo 48.26 compare
  3. 4 Netherlands 47.92 compare
  4. 6 Malta 47.6 compare
  5. 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 47.54 compare
  6. 8 Sweden 47.47 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of employers, aged 15-64, male in Korea?
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, male in Korea was 47.87 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of employers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 47.87 in 2017.
What is the lowest average age of employers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 42.67 in 2001.
How does Korea rank for average age of employers, aged 15-64, male?
Korea ranks 5th out of 94 countries with data for 2017.
Is average age of employers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, male
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,246 data points, 1970–2021
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