Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Chile

Chile: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 45.58 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
45.58
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
22nd
of 104 countries
All-time high
45.58
in 2017
All-time low
35.5
in 1990
Years of data
14
1987–2017

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Chile, 1987–2017

010203040501987200220171987: 36.31990: 35.51992: 35.61994: 36.41996: 36.41998: 36.62000: 38.82003: 39.92006: 41.52009: 42.42011: 42.52013: 43.62015: 44.82017: 45.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Chile recorded 45.58 for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Chile peaked at 45.58 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 35.5, in 1990.

Chile ranks 22nd of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Chile, 1987 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1987 36.27 —
1990 35.5 -2.1%
1992 35.62 +0.3%
1994 36.39 +2.2%
1996 36.42 +0.1%
1998 36.63 +0.6%
2000 38.84 +6.0%
2003 39.88 +2.7%
2006 41.53 +4.1%
2009 42.36 +2.0%
2011 42.45 +0.2%
2013 43.62 +2.8%
2015 44.77 +2.6%
2017 45.58 +1.8%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 45.58 is above the median for high income countries, which is 45.44, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 45.58 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.59, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 36.27 36.27 36.27 1
1990s 36.11 35.5 36.63 5
2000s 40.65 38.84 42.36 4
2010s 44.11 42.45 45.58 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 19 Hungary 46.34 compare
  2. 20 Puerto Rico 46.02 compare
  3. 21 Uruguay 45.74 compare
  4. 23 Mauritius 45.31 compare
  5. 24 Trinidad and Tobago 45.29 compare
  6. 25 Argentina 45.15 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Chile?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Chile was 45.58 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 45.58 in 2017.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 35.5 in 1990.
How does Chile rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Chile ranks 22nd out of 104 countries with data for 2017.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,432 data points, 1970–2021
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