Average age of employers, aged 15-64, rural in Korea, Republic of

Korea, Republic of: Average age of employers, aged 15-64, rural was 48.64 in 2017. β–² Rising

Latest (2017)
48.64
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
8th
of 83 countries
All-time high
48.7
in 2016
All-time low
41.71
in 2002
Years of data
16
2001–2017

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

010203040502001200920172001: 41.92002: 41.72003: 42.82004: 43.92005: 44.42007: 45.72008: 45.52009: 45.92010: 46.32011: 45.82012: 45.92013: 47.22014: 47.42015: 48.52016: 48.72017: 48.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Korea, Republic of recorded 48.64 for average age of employers, aged 15-64, rural in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of employers, aged 15-64, rural in Korea, Republic of peaked at 48.7 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 41.71, in 2002.

That places Korea, Republic of 8th out of 83 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 43.97 41.71 45.9 8
2010s 47.29 45.77 48.7 8

Countries ranked near Korea, Republic of

  1. 5 Hungary 49.15 compare
  2. 6 Cyprus 48.92 compare
  3. 7 Uruguay 48.76 compare
  4. 9 Finland 48.64 compare
  5. 10 Armenia 48.49 compare
  6. 11 Denmark 48.41 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of employers, aged 15-64, rural in Korea, Republic of?
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, rural in Korea, Republic of was 48.64 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of employers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Korea, Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 48.7 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of employers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Korea, Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 41.71 in 2002.
How does Korea, Republic of rank for average age of employers, aged 15-64, rural?
Korea, Republic of ranks 8th out of 83 countries with data for 2017.
Is average age of employers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Korea, Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea, Republic of data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of employers, aged 15-64, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
83 places, 1,113 data points, 1981–2021
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