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

Italy: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male was 45.43 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
45.43
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
18th
of 106 countries
All-time high
45.43
in 2016
All-time low
41.56
in 1995
Years of data
29
1987–2016

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Italy, 1987–2016

010203040501987200120161987: 42.21989: 42.21990: 42.11991: 41.61992: 41.71993: 41.71994: 41.61995: 41.61996: 41.61997: 41.61998: 41.71999: 41.82000: 41.62001: 41.72002: 41.92003: 422004: 42.22005: 42.52006: 42.82007: 43.12008: 43.22009: 43.32010: 43.62011: 43.22012: 43.42013: 44.42014: 44.92015: 44.82016: 45.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Italy recorded 45.43 for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in 2016. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Italy peaked at 45.43 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 41.56, in 1995.

That places Italy 18th out of 106 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Italy, 1987 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1987 42.19
1989 42.24 +0.1%
1990 42.06 -0.4%
1991 41.6 -1.1%
1992 41.65 +0.1%
1993 41.68 +0.1%
1994 41.61 -0.2%
1995 41.56 -0.1%
1996 41.61 +0.1%
1997 41.59 -0.0%
1998 41.7 +0.3%
1999 41.75 +0.1%
2000 41.63 -0.3%
2001 41.71 +0.2%
2002 41.94 +0.6%
2003 42.03 +0.2%
2004 42.17 +0.3%
2005 42.48 +0.7%
2006 42.77 +0.7%
2007 43.13 +0.8%
2008 43.25 +0.3%
2009 43.29 +0.1%
2010 43.61 +0.7%
2011 43.24 -0.8%
2012 43.42 +0.4%
2013 44.4 +2.2%
2014 44.9 +1.1%
2015 44.83 -0.2%
2016 45.43 +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 42.21 42.19 42.24 2
1990s 41.68 41.56 42.06 10
2000s 42.44 41.63 43.29 10
2010s 44.26 43.24 45.43 7

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 15 Malta 45.71 compare
  2. 16 Netherlands 45.61 compare
  3. 17 Luxembourg 45.55 compare
  4. 19 France 45.41 compare
  5. 20 Costa Rica 45.13 compare
  6. 21 Lithuania 45.11 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Italy?
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male in Italy was 45.43 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 Italy?
The highest recorded value was 45.43 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 41.56 in 1995.
How does Italy rank for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, male?
Italy ranks 18th 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 Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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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