Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Sweden

Sweden: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female was 49.23 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
49.23
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
1st
of 106 countries
All-time high
49.23
in 2016
All-time low
44.53
in 2005
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Sweden, 2004–2016

010203040502004201020162004: 46.22005: 44.52006: 45.22007: 46.42008: 46.42009: 45.62010: 45.82011: 45.22012: 46.82013: 46.72014: 492015: 47.52016: 49.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sweden recorded 49.23 for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Sweden peaked at 49.23 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 44.53, in 2005.

That places Sweden 1st out of 106 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Sweden, 2004 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2004 46.16
2005 44.53 -3.5%
2006 45.23 +1.6%
2007 46.43 +2.7%
2008 46.44 +0.0%
2009 45.61 -1.8%
2010 45.83 +0.5%
2011 45.25 -1.3%
2012 46.75 +3.3%
2013 46.65 -0.2%
2014 48.98 +5.0%
2015 47.51 -3.0%
2016 49.23 +3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 45.73 44.53 46.44 6
2010s 47.17 45.25 49.23 7

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 49.06 compare
  2. 3 Republic of Korea 49.03 compare
  3. 4 Lithuania 48.68 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Sweden?
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female in Sweden was 49.23 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 49.23 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 44.53 in 2005.
How does Sweden rank for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female?
Sweden ranks 1st out of 106 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,490 data points, 1970–2021
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