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

Latest (2019)
36.57
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
68th
of 103 countries
All-time high
36.57
in 2019
All-time low
33.14
in 1983
Years of data
12
1983–2019

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

0102030401983200120191983: 33.11987: 33.51993: 341999: 34.22004: 342005: 34.22007: 34.62009: 35.22011: 35.42017: 36.32018: 36.42019: 36.6

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 68th out of 103 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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  4. 69 Niger 36.46 compare
  5. 70 Colombia 36.43 compare
  6. 71 Turkey 36.42 compare

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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 68th out of 103 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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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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