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

Korea: Average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban was 47.66 in 2017. β–² Rising

Latest (2017)
47.66
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
4th
of 85 countries
All-time high
47.66
in 2017
All-time low
42.68
in 2003
Years of data
16
2001–2017

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

010203040502001200920172001: 42.82002: 432003: 42.72004: 43.52005: 43.92007: 44.82008: 44.92009: 45.32010: 45.42011: 45.72012: 45.82013: 46.22014: 46.22015: 46.62016: 46.92017: 47.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban in Korea is 47.66, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban in Korea peaked at 47.66 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 42.68, in 2003.

That places Korea 4th out of 85 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 43.87 42.68 45.29 8
2010s 46.31 45.4 47.66 8

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 1 France 50.15 compare
  2. 2 Kosovo 49.84 compare
  3. 3 Sweden 47.92 compare
  4. 5 Iceland 47.63 compare
  5. 6 Italy 47.57 compare
  6. 7 Germany 47.04 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban in Korea?
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban in Korea was 47.66 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 47.66 in 2017.
What is the lowest average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 42.68 in 2003.
How does Korea rank for average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban?
Korea ranks 4th out of 85 countries with data for 2017.
Is average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
85 places, 1,140 data points, 1981–2021
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