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

Ireland: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female was 40.62 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
40.62
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
39th
of 106 countries
All-time high
40.62
in 2016
All-time low
30.22
in 1984
Years of data
16
1983–2016

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Ireland, 1983–2016

0102030401983199920161983: 30.41984: 30.21985: 30.51986: 30.81987: 31.31989: 31.52004: 38.72005: 38.12006: 38.22007: 38.72008: 38.92009: 39.82013: 40.32014: 39.92015: 40.52016: 40.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Ireland stood at 40.62. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Ireland peaked at 40.62 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 30.22, in 1984.

Ireland ranks 39th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Ireland, 1983 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1983 30.39 —
1984 30.22 -0.6%
1985 30.5 +0.9%
1986 30.76 +0.9%
1987 31.27 +1.6%
1989 31.54 +0.9%
2004 38.73 +22.8%
2005 38.07 -1.7%
2006 38.24 +0.5%
2007 38.65 +1.1%
2008 38.9 +0.6%
2009 39.77 +2.3%
2013 40.26 +1.2%
2014 39.95 -0.8%
2015 40.46 +1.3%
2016 40.62 +0.4%

Ireland compared with similar countries

  • Ireland's 40.62 is below the median for high income countries, which is 42, 97% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Ireland's 40.62 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 42.17, 96% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 30.78 30.22 31.54 6
2000s 38.73 38.07 39.77 6
2010s 40.32 39.95 40.62 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 36 South Korea 40.75 compare
  2. 37 Poland 40.7 compare
  3. 38 Luxembourg 40.67 compare
  4. 40 United Kingdom 40.57 compare
  5. 41 North Macedonia 40.28 compare
  6. 42 Uruguay 40.15 compare

See the full ranking of 106 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Ireland?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female in Ireland was 40.62 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 40.62 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 30.22 in 1984.
How does Ireland rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female?
Ireland ranks 39th out of 106 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 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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