Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in Turkey

Turkey: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban was 40.37 in 2013. ▲ Rising

Latest (2013)
40.37
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
61st
of 94 countries
All-time high
40.37
in 2013
All-time low
33.81
in 2000
Years of data
14
2000–2013

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in Turkey, 2000–2013

0102030402000200620132000: 33.82001: 33.92002: 34.52003: 34.72004: 35.52005: 35.92006: 36.12007: 36.52008: 36.52009: 36.82010: 37.32011: 39.62012: 40.12013: 40.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in Turkey is 40.37, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in Turkey peaked at 40.37 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 33.81, in 2000.

Turkey ranks 61st of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in Turkey, 2000 to 2013.
Year Value Change
2000 33.81
2001 33.92 +0.3%
2002 34.53 +1.8%
2003 34.75 +0.6%
2004 35.51 +2.2%
2005 35.92 +1.1%
2006 36.09 +0.5%
2007 36.45 +1.0%
2008 36.54 +0.2%
2009 36.78 +0.7%
2010 37.28 +1.3%
2011 39.57 +6.1%
2012 40.08 +1.3%
2013 40.37 +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 35.43 33.81 36.78 10
2010s 39.32 37.28 40.37 4

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 58 Kazakhstan 40.73 compare
  2. 59 Belarus 40.46 compare
  3. 60 Paraguay 40.38 compare
  4. 62 Brazil 40.35 compare
  5. 63 Peru 40.33 compare
  6. 64 India 40.23 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in Turkey?
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in Turkey was 40.37 in 2013, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 40.37 in 2013.
What is the lowest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 33.81 in 2000.
How does Turkey rank for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Turkey ranks 61st out of 94 countries with data for 2013.
Is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey 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, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,299 data points, 1970–2021
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