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

Ireland: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 50.86 in 2016. β–² Rising

Latest (2016)
50.86
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
5th
of 103 countries
All-time high
51.99
in 2009
All-time low
30.16
in 1983
Years of data
16
1983–2016

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ireland, 1983–2016

02040601983199920161983: 30.21984: 30.21985: 30.51986: 30.61987: 30.91989: 31.32004: 49.22005: 49.12006: 49.82007: 50.72008: 51.32009: 522013: 51.62014: 49.72015: 512016: 50.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ireland stood at 50.86.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ireland peaked at 51.99 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 30.16, in 1983.

Ireland ranks 5th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 30.61 30.16 31.28 6
2000s 50.36 49.15 51.99 6
2010s 50.79 49.72 51.56 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 2 United Kingdom 59 compare
  2. 3 Korea 57.18 compare
  3. 4 Denmark 51.83 compare
  4. 6 Italy 50.7 compare
  5. 7 France 49.86 compare
  6. 8 Cyprus 49.79 compare

See the full ranking of 103 places β†’

More reference data data for Ireland

All data for Ireland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ireland?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ireland was 50.86 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 Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 51.99 in 2009.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 30.16 in 1983.
How does Ireland rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Ireland ranks 5th out of 103 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland 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.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ireland. Statizoid. Retrieved 18 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/average-age-of-wage-workers-aged-15-64-primary-education-and-below/ireland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/average-age-of-wage-workers-aged-15-64-primary-education-and-below/ireland/">Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Ireland</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

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
103 places, 1,418 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed