Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Greece

Greece: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total was 46.28 in 2016. β–² Rising

Latest (2016)
46.28
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
12th
of 106 countries
All-time high
46.28
in 2016
All-time low
42.66
in 1984
Years of data
14
1984–2016

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Greece, 1984–2016

010203040501984200020161984: 42.72004: 43.52005: 43.62006: 43.92007: 44.42008: 44.72009: 44.62010: 45.12011: 44.82012: 45.52013: 45.32014: 45.82015: 45.92016: 46.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Greece recorded 46.28 for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in 2016. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Greece peaked at 46.28 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 42.66, in 1984.

That places Greece 12th out of 106 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 42.66 42.66 42.66 1
2000s 44.12 43.53 44.67 6
2010s 45.51 44.78 46.28 7

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 9 Iceland 46.73 compare
  2. 10 Sweden 46.72 compare
  3. 11 Lithuania 46.61 compare
  4. 13 Netherlands 46.13 compare
  5. 14 Austria 46.05 compare
  6. 15 Sri Lanka 46.01 compare

See the full ranking of 106 places β†’

More reference data data for Greece

All data for Greece β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Greece?
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Greece was 46.28 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 46.28 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 42.66 in 1984.
How does Greece rank for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total?
Greece ranks 12th out of 106 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,570 data points, 1970–2021
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