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

Moldova: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural was 46.14 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
46.14
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
1st
of 91 countries
All-time high
46.14
in 2021
All-time low
38.34
in 1998
Years of data
17
1998–2021

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Moldova, 1998–2021

010203040501998200920211998: 38.32002: 40.32006: 41.12007: 41.72008: 42.22009: 42.42010: 42.72011: 40.72012: 42.72013: 43.62014: 44.22015: 44.22016: 43.92017: 44.42018: 45.52019: 45.72021: 46.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Moldova is 46.14, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Moldova peaked at 46.14 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 38.34, in 1998.

That places Moldova 1st out of 91 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Moldova, 1998 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1998 38.34 —
2002 40.29 +5.1%
2006 41.12 +2.1%
2007 41.7 +1.4%
2008 42.21 +1.2%
2009 42.39 +0.4%
2010 42.71 +0.7%
2011 40.67 -4.8%
2012 42.73 +5.1%
2013 43.6 +2.0%
2014 44.2 +1.4%
2015 44.18 -0.0%
2016 43.9 -0.6%
2017 44.45 +1.2%
2018 45.51 +2.4%
2019 45.72 +0.5%
2021 46.14 +0.9%

Moldova compared with similar countries

  • Moldova's 46.14 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.47, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
  • Moldova's 46.14 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.74, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 38.34 38.34 38.34 1
2000s 41.54 40.29 42.39 5
2010s 43.77 40.67 45.72 10
2020s 46.14 46.14 46.14 1

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 2 Finland 45.13 compare
  2. 3 Denmark 44.79 compare
  3. 4 Sweden 43.7 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Moldova?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural in Moldova was 46.14 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 46.14 in 2021.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 38.34 in 1998.
How does Moldova rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Moldova ranks 1st out of 91 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Moldova 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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Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,279 data points, 1970–2021
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