Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male in India
India: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male was 36.57 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male in India, 1983–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male in India stood at 36.57. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male in India peaked at 36.57 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.14, in 1983.
That places India 71st out of 106 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, male in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 33.14 | — |
| 1987 | 33.53 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 34 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 34.24 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 33.99 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 34.22 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 34.63 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 35.17 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 35.43 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 36.29 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 36.38 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 36.57 | +0.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 36.57 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.18, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.34 | 33.14 | 33.53 | 2 |
| 1990s | 34.12 | 34 | 34.24 | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.5 | 33.99 | 35.17 | 4 |
| 2010s | 36.17 | 35.43 | 36.57 | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male in India?
- Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male in India was 36.57 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 36.57 in 2019.
- What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.14 in 1983.
- How does India rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male?
- India ranks 71st out of 106 countries with data for 2019.
- Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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