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

Portugal: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male was 41.97 in 2016. β–² Rising

Latest (2016)
41.97
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
16th
of 105 countries
All-time high
41.97
in 2016
All-time low
36.47
in 1987
Years of data
16
1986–2016

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Portugal, 1986–2016

0102030401986200120161986: 36.61987: 36.51991: 36.72004: 38.52005: 38.92006: 38.82007: 39.32008: 39.52009: 39.82010: 39.82011: 39.92012: 40.92013: 41.12014: 41.62015: 41.82016: 42

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 41.97 for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male in 2016. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Portugal peaked at 41.97 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 36.47, in 1987.

That places Portugal 16th out of 105 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 36.51 36.47 36.56 2
1990s 36.66 36.66 36.66 1
2000s 39.12 38.52 39.78 6
2010s 41.02 39.78 41.97 7

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 13 Bulgaria 42.01 compare
  2. 14 Finland 42 compare
  3. 15 Greece 41.98 compare
  4. 17 Korea 41.82 compare
  5. 18 Romania 41.79 compare
  6. 19 Iceland 41.73 compare

See the full ranking of 105 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Portugal?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Portugal was 41.97 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 41.97 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 36.47 in 1987.
How does Portugal rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male?
Portugal ranks 16th out of 105 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal 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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