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

Italy: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male was 43.65 in 2016. β–² Rising

Latest (2016)
43.65
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
2nd
of 105 countries
All-time high
43.65
in 2016
All-time low
38.03
in 1991
Years of data
29
1987–2016

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Italy, 1987–2016

0102030401987200120161987: 38.51989: 38.41990: 38.41991: 381992: 38.31993: 38.31994: 38.51995: 38.41996: 38.51997: 38.61998: 38.61999: 38.72000: 38.92001: 38.92002: 392003: 39.22004: 39.82005: 40.12006: 40.22007: 40.52008: 40.82009: 41.22010: 41.42011: 41.62012: 42.32013: 42.72014: 43.12015: 43.52016: 43.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Italy stood at 43.65. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Italy peaked at 43.65 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 38.03, in 1991.

That places Italy 2nd out of 105 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 38.46 38.39 38.54 2
1990s 38.43 38.03 38.73 10
2000s 39.86 38.88 41.15 10
2010s 42.62 41.39 43.65 7

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 1 Moldova 44.45 compare
  2. 3 Nigeria 43.12 compare
  3. 4 Denmark 43.06 compare
  4. 5 Netherlands 42.6 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Italy?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Italy was 43.65 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 43.65 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 38.03 in 1991.
How does Italy rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male?
Italy ranks 2nd out of 105 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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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