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 103 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 103 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.

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

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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 103 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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About this data

Indicator
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
105 places, 1,483 data points, 1970–2021
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