Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil

Brazil: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male was 36.67 in 2021. β–² Rising

Latest (2021)
36.67
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
67th
of 103 countries
All-time high
36.67
in 2021
All-time low
31.54
in 1986
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil, 1981–2021

0102030401981200120211981: 31.71982: 31.61983: 31.71984: 31.61985: 31.71986: 31.51987: 31.71988: 32.11989: 31.91990: 32.21992: 32.41993: 32.51995: 32.61996: 32.71997: 32.81998: 331999: 33.12001: 33.22002: 33.32003: 33.42004: 33.62005: 33.52006: 33.82007: 34.12008: 34.22009: 34.52011: 352012: 34.62013: 34.82014: 352015: 35.22016: 35.92017: 35.82018: 35.92019: 36.12020: 36.62021: 36.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil stood at 36.67. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil peaked at 36.67 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 31.54, in 1986.

That places Brazil 67th out of 103 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 31.74 31.54 32.13 9
1990s 32.66 32.19 33.08 8
2000s 33.73 33.16 34.52 9
2010s 35.38 34.55 36.12 9
2020s 36.63 36.58 36.67 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 64 Malawi 37.01 compare
  2. 65 Peru 36.93 compare
  3. 66 Indonesia 36.72 compare
  4. 68 India 36.57 compare
  5. 69 Niger 36.46 compare
  6. 70 Colombia 36.43 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Brazil was 36.67 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 36.67 in 2021.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 31.54 in 1986.
How does Brazil rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male?
Brazil ranks 67th out of 103 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male
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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