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

Italy: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural was 45.61 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
45.61
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
23rd
of 91 countries
All-time high
45.61
in 2016
All-time low
41.06
in 1998
Years of data
25
1992–2016

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural in Italy, 1992–2016

010203040501992200420161992: 41.91993: 41.91994: 41.81995: 41.61996: 41.31997: 41.11998: 41.11999: 41.12000: 41.52001: 41.22002: 41.42003: 41.52004: 42.92005: 43.12006: 42.82007: 42.72008: 42.82009: 42.72010: 43.62011: 42.82012: 43.82013: 442014: 45.12015: 44.72016: 45.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Italy recorded 45.61 for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural in 2016. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural in Italy peaked at 45.61 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 41.06, in 1998.

That places Italy 23rd out of 91 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural in Italy, 1992 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1992 41.94
1993 41.91 -0.1%
1994 41.83 -0.2%
1995 41.62 -0.5%
1996 41.32 -0.7%
1997 41.1 -0.5%
1998 41.06 -0.1%
1999 41.14 +0.2%
2000 41.53 +1.0%
2001 41.21 -0.8%
2002 41.44 +0.5%
2003 41.51 +0.2%
2004 42.86 +3.3%
2005 43.15 +0.7%
2006 42.8 -0.8%
2007 42.7 -0.3%
2008 42.78 +0.2%
2009 42.74 -0.1%
2010 43.55 +1.9%
2011 42.76 -1.8%
2012 43.75 +2.3%
2013 44.01 +0.6%
2014 45.13 +2.6%
2015 44.66 -1.1%
2016 45.61 +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 41.49 41.06 41.94 8
2000s 42.27 41.21 43.15 10
2010s 44.21 42.76 45.61 7

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 20 France 45.87 compare
  2. 21 Armenia 45.81 compare
  3. 22 Georgia 45.78 compare
  4. 24 Spain 45.23 compare
  5. 25 Croatia 45.13 compare
  6. 26 Bulgaria 44.9 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural in Italy?
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural in Italy was 45.61 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 45.61 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 41.06 in 1998.
How does Italy rank for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Italy ranks 23rd out of 91 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,271 data points, 1970–2021
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