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

Sweden: Average age of employers, aged 15-64, total was 47.7 in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
47.7
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
4th
of 95 countries
All-time high
47.7
in 2016
All-time low
44.22
in 2009
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Average age of employers, aged 15-64, total in Sweden, 2004–2016

010203040502004201020162004: 45.52005: 46.42006: 46.22007: 46.42008: 45.22009: 44.22010: 45.72011: 46.12012: 45.72013: 46.12014: 46.72015: 47.32016: 47.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, average age of employers, aged 15-64, total in Sweden stood at 47.7. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of employers, aged 15-64, total in Sweden peaked at 47.7 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 44.22, in 2009.

Sweden ranks 4th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 45.65 44.22 46.44 6
2010s 46.47 45.69 47.7 7

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 1 Djibouti 38.68 compare
  2. 1 France 52.35 compare
  3. 2 Iceland 47.99 compare
  4. 3 South Korea 47.79 compare
  5. 5 Finland 47.61 compare
  6. 6 Hungary 47.54 compare
  7. 7 Ireland 47.48 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of employers, aged 15-64, total in Sweden?
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, total in Sweden was 47.7 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of employers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 47.7 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of employers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 44.22 in 2009.
How does Sweden rank for average age of employers, aged 15-64, total?
Sweden ranks 4th out of 95 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of employers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sweden 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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Indicator
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,336 data points, 1970–2021
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