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

Ireland: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total was 47.38 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
47.38
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
5th
of 106 countries
All-time high
47.6
in 2015
All-time low
42.2
in 1984
Years of data
16
1983–2016

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

010203040501983199920161983: 42.61984: 42.21985: 42.51986: 42.71987: 42.51989: 42.22004: 472005: 45.82006: 46.22007: 472008: 47.12009: 46.42013: 46.32014: 47.42015: 47.62016: 47.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Ireland stood at 47.38.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Ireland peaked at 47.6 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 42.2, in 1984.

Ireland ranks 5th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 42.45 42.2 42.67 6
2000s 46.56 45.78 47.11 6
2010s 47.15 46.25 47.6 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 2 Denmark 48.74 compare
  2. 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 48.48 compare
  3. 4 Hungary 47.57 compare
  4. 6 Serbia 47.16 compare
  5. 7 Finland 47.05 compare
  6. 8 Norway 46.74 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Ireland?
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Ireland was 47.38 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 Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 47.6 in 2015.
What is the lowest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 42.2 in 1984.
How does Ireland rank for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total?
Ireland ranks 5th 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 Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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, 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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