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

Türkiye: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 43.13 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
43.13
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
42nd
of 103 countries
All-time high
43.13
in 2019
All-time low
31.04
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Türkiye, 2000–2019

0102030402000200920192000: 312001: 31.32002: 31.42003: 31.92004: 32.82005: 33.22006: 33.62007: 342008: 34.52009: 352010: 35.62011: 38.22012: 38.92013: 39.62014: 40.22015: 40.82016: 41.62017: 42.22018: 42.72019: 43.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 43.13 for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Türkiye peaked at 43.13 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.04, in 2000.

Türkiye ranks 42nd of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32.88 31.04 34.97 10
2010s 40.28 35.57 43.13 10

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 39 Peru 43.65 compare
  2. 40 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 43.28 compare
  3. 41 Djibouti 43.15 compare
  4. 43 Czechia 43 compare
  5. 44 Ecuador 42.78 compare
  6. 45 Montenegro 42.74 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Türkiye?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Türkiye was 43.13 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 43.13 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 31.04 in 2000.
How does Türkiye rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Türkiye ranks 42nd out of 103 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Türkiye 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
103 places, 1,418 data points, 1970–2021
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