Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in India

India: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural was 37.09 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
37.09
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
48th
of 88 countries
All-time high
37.09
in 2019
All-time low
32.8
in 1983
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in India, 1983–2019

0102030401983200120191983: 32.81987: 32.91993: 33.61999: 342004: 342005: 34.32007: 34.92009: 35.42011: 35.82017: 36.72018: 36.92019: 37.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

India recorded 37.09 for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in India peaked at 37.09 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32.8, in 1983.

India ranks 48th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 32.88 32.8 32.95 2
1990s 33.77 33.56 33.97 2
2000s 34.65 34.03 35.45 4
2010s 36.63 35.83 37.09 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 45 Tunisia 38.02 compare
  2. 46 Netherlands 38 compare
  3. 47 Thailand 37.64 compare
  4. 49 Mongolia 36.91 compare
  5. 50 Indonesia 36.58 compare
  6. 51 Austria 36.37 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in India?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in India was 37.09 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 37.09 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 32.8 in 1983.
How does India rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural?
India ranks 48th out of 88 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,266 data points, 1970–2021
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