Average age of employers, aged 15-64, rural in Spain

Spain: Average age of employers, aged 15-64, rural was 47.49 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
47.49
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
15th
of 84 countries
All-time high
47.49
in 2016
All-time low
43.08
in 2012
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Average age of employers, aged 15-64, rural in Spain, 2004–2016

010203040502004201020162004: 44.72005: 43.62006: 44.12007: 442008: 43.92009: 452010: 44.72011: 44.12012: 43.12013: 45.22014: 46.62015: 46.92016: 47.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of employers, aged 15-64, rural in Spain is 47.49, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of employers, aged 15-64, rural in Spain peaked at 47.49 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 43.08, in 2012.

Spain ranks 15th of 84 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Average age of employers, aged 15-64, rural in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Average age of employers, aged 15-64, rural in Spain, 2004 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2004 44.67 —
2005 43.63 -2.3%
2006 44.13 +1.1%
2007 43.97 -0.4%
2008 43.91 -0.1%
2009 44.99 +2.5%
2010 44.73 -0.6%
2011 44.14 -1.3%
2012 43.08 -2.4%
2013 45.18 +4.9%
2014 46.56 +3.1%
2015 46.94 +0.8%
2016 47.49 +1.2%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 47.49 is above the median for high income countries, which is 47.31, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 47.49 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 45.95, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 44.22 43.63 44.99 6
2010s 45.45 43.08 47.49 7

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 12 Panama 47.87 compare
  2. 13 Chile 47.56 compare
  3. 14 Ukraine 47.52 compare
  4. 16 Norway 47.49 compare
  5. 17 Germany 47.46 compare
  6. 18 Sweden 47.31 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of employers, aged 15-64, rural in Spain?
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, rural in Spain was 47.49 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of employers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 47.49 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of employers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 43.08 in 2012.
How does Spain rank for average age of employers, aged 15-64, rural?
Spain ranks 15th out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of employers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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
84 places, 1,125 data points, 1981–2021
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