Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Ireland

Ireland: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male was 47.7 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
47.7
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
6th
of 106 countries
All-time high
47.81
in 2015
All-time low
42
in 1984
Years of data
16
1983–2016

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Ireland, 1983–2016

010203040501983199920161983: 42.31984: 421985: 42.41986: 42.61987: 42.51989: 42.32004: 47.12005: 46.22006: 46.22007: 47.32008: 47.32009: 46.92013: 47.22014: 47.62015: 47.82016: 47.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 47.7 for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in 2016.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Ireland peaked at 47.81 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 42, in 1984.

That places Ireland 6th out of 106 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Ireland, 1983 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1983 42.34
1984 42 -0.8%
1985 42.37 +0.9%
1986 42.63 +0.6%
1987 42.5 -0.3%
1989 42.26 -0.6%
2004 47.14 +11.5%
2005 46.21 -2.0%
2006 46.16 -0.1%
2007 47.28 +2.4%
2008 47.29 +0.0%
2009 46.94 -0.7%
2013 47.17 +0.5%
2014 47.6 +0.9%
2015 47.81 +0.5%
2016 47.7 -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 42.35 42 42.63 6
2000s 46.84 46.16 47.29 6
2010s 47.57 47.17 47.81 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 3 Hungary 48.27 compare
  2. 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 48.01 compare
  3. 5 Iceland 47.79 compare
  4. 7 Finland 47.42 compare
  5. 8 Portugal 47.16 compare
  6. 9 Norway 46.88 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Ireland?
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Ireland was 47.7 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 47.81 in 2015.
What is the lowest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 42 in 1984.
How does Ireland rank for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male?
Ireland ranks 6th out of 106 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male
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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