Average age of employers, aged 15-64, total in Brazil

Brazil: Average age of employers, aged 15-64, total was 43.71 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
43.71
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
64th
of 98 countries
All-time high
43.71
in 2021
All-time low
40.09
in 1989
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Average age of employers, aged 15-64, total in Brazil, 1981–2021

0102030401981200120211981: 41.41982: 411983: 41.41984: 41.21985: 40.91986: 40.61987: 40.51988: 40.91989: 40.11990: 40.11992: 40.51993: 40.61995: 40.61996: 40.71997: 40.81998: 411999: 40.92001: 41.52002: 41.52003: 41.82004: 42.12005: 41.82006: 42.42007: 42.62008: 42.52009: 42.62011: 42.82012: 42.52013: 42.62014: 42.92015: 42.62016: 42.92017: 432018: 43.32019: 43.12020: 43.52021: 43.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of employers, aged 15-64, total in Brazil is 43.71, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of employers, aged 15-64, total in Brazil peaked at 43.71 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 40.09, in 1989.

Brazil ranks 64th of 98 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Average age of employers, aged 15-64, total in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Average age of employers, aged 15-64, total in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1981 41.38 —
1982 41.01 -0.9%
1983 41.4 +0.9%
1984 41.21 -0.4%
1985 40.88 -0.8%
1986 40.58 -0.7%
1987 40.46 -0.3%
1988 40.88 +1.0%
1989 40.09 -1.9%
1990 40.15 +0.1%
1992 40.49 +0.9%
1993 40.62 +0.3%
1995 40.63 +0.0%
1996 40.71 +0.2%
1997 40.76 +0.1%
1998 41.03 +0.7%
1999 40.88 -0.4%
2001 41.48 +1.5%
2002 41.54 +0.1%
2003 41.82 +0.7%
2004 42.07 +0.6%
2005 41.82 -0.6%
2006 42.43 +1.5%
2007 42.6 +0.4%
2008 42.47 -0.3%
2009 42.55 +0.2%
2011 42.77 +0.5%
2012 42.5 -0.6%
2013 42.63 +0.3%
2014 42.91 +0.7%
2015 42.56 -0.8%
2016 42.93 +0.9%
2017 42.96 +0.1%
2018 43.32 +0.9%
2019 43.06 -0.6%
2020 43.47 +1.0%
2021 43.71 +0.6%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 43.71 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.68, 98% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 43.71 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 43.97, 99% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 40.88 40.09 41.4 9
1990s 40.66 40.15 41.03 8
2000s 42.09 41.48 42.6 9
2010s 42.85 42.5 43.32 9
2020s 43.59 43.47 43.71 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 61 El Salvador 43.97 compare
  2. 62 Moldova 43.81 compare
  3. 63 Jordan 43.72 compare
  4. 65 Armenia 43.65 compare
  5. 66 South Africa 43.41 compare
  6. 67 Venezuela 43.39 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of employers, aged 15-64, total in Brazil?
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, total in Brazil was 43.71 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of employers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 43.71 in 2021.
What is the lowest average age of employers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 40.09 in 1989.
How does Brazil rank for average age of employers, aged 15-64, total?
Brazil ranks 64th out of 98 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of employers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of employers, aged 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of employers, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,350 data points, 1970–2021
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