Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in India

India: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female was 38.43 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
38.43
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
56th
of 106 countries
All-time high
38.43
in 2019
All-time low
32.93
in 1987
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in India, 1983–2019

0102030401983200120191983: 331987: 32.91993: 33.71999: 34.42004: 352005: 35.32007: 35.82009: 36.32011: 36.62017: 382018: 38.32019: 38.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in India stood at 38.43. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in India peaked at 38.43 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32.93, in 1987.

India ranks 56th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in India, year by year

Annual values for Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1983 33 —
1987 32.93 -0.2%
1993 33.75 +2.5%
1999 34.41 +2.0%
2004 34.98 +1.7%
2005 35.3 +0.9%
2007 35.75 +1.3%
2009 36.27 +1.5%
2011 36.61 +0.9%
2017 38 +3.8%
2018 38.33 +0.9%
2019 38.43 +0.3%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 38.43 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.03, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 32.97 32.93 33 2
1990s 34.08 33.75 34.41 2
2000s 35.58 34.98 36.27 4
2010s 37.84 36.61 38.43 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 53 Mongolia 38.96 compare
  2. 54 Puerto Rico 38.69 compare
  3. 55 Mauritius 38.47 compare
  4. 57 Egypt 38.16 compare
  5. 58 Belgium 38.02 compare
  6. 59 Malta 37.9 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in India?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in India was 38.43 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 38.43 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 32.93 in 1987.
How does India rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female?
India ranks 56th out of 106 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,498 data points, 1970–2021
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