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

South Korea: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural was 42.23 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
42.23
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
16th
of 88 countries
All-time high
42.23
in 2017
All-time low
37
in 2002
Years of data
16
2001–2017

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in South Korea, 2001–2017

0102030402001200920172001: 37.12002: 372003: 37.62004: 37.62005: 38.52007: 39.42008: 39.32009: 39.72010: 40.22011: 40.62012: 40.42013: 40.82014: 40.92015: 41.62016: 41.92017: 42.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in South Korea stood at 42.23. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in South Korea peaked at 42.23 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 37, in 2002.

That places South Korea 16th out of 88 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 38.27 37 39.67 8
2010s 41.1 40.21 42.23 8

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 13 Latvia 42.46 compare
  2. 14 Georgia 42.45 compare
  3. 15 Germany 42.36 compare
  4. 17 Portugal 42.23 compare
  5. 18 United Kingdom 42 compare
  6. 19 Spain 41.84 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in South Korea?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in South Korea was 42.23 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 42.23 in 2017.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 37 in 2002.
How does South Korea rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural?
South Korea ranks 16th out of 88 countries with data for 2017.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Korea 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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