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

Greece: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 47.63 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
47.63
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
14th
of 104 countries
All-time high
48.28
in 2015
All-time low
33.45
in 1984
Years of data
14
1984–2016

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Greece, 1984–2016

010203040501984200020161984: 33.52004: 43.72005: 45.32006: 44.92007: 45.32008: 46.12009: 46.62010: 47.42011: 46.42012: 47.62013: 46.62014: 47.72015: 48.32016: 47.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Greece is 47.63, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Greece peaked at 48.28 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 33.45, in 1984.

Greece ranks 14th 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 Greece, year by year

Annual values for Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Greece, 1984 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1984 33.45 —
2004 43.71 +30.7%
2005 45.27 +3.6%
2006 44.91 -0.8%
2007 45.26 +0.8%
2008 46.12 +1.9%
2009 46.63 +1.1%
2010 47.4 +1.6%
2011 46.4 -2.1%
2012 47.61 +2.6%
2013 46.6 -2.1%
2014 47.69 +2.3%
2015 48.28 +1.2%
2016 47.63 -1.4%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 47.63 is above the median for high income countries, which is 45.44, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 47.63 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 44.4, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2004 +30.7% 33.45 43.71

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 33.45 33.45 33.45 1
2000s 45.32 43.71 46.63 6
2010s 47.37 46.4 48.28 7

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 11 Spain 48.4 compare
  2. 12 Sri Lanka 48.4 compare
  3. 13 Austria 48.37 compare
  4. 15 Sweden 47.19 compare
  5. 16 Bosnia and Herzegovina 46.66 compare
  6. 17 Croatia 46.58 compare

See the full ranking of 104 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Greece?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Greece was 47.63 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 48.28 in 2015.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 33.45 in 1984.
How does Greece rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Greece ranks 14th out of 104 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece 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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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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