Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Argentina

Argentina: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 39.26 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
39.26
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
55th
of 107 countries
All-time high
39.39
in 2020
All-time low
34.94
in 1974
Years of data
36
1974–2021

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Argentina, 1974–2021

0102030401974199720211974: 34.91980: 35.31982: 36.11987: 36.21988: 35.81991: 35.41992: 35.61993: 35.81994: 35.51995: 35.81996: 361997: 361998: 361999: 36.12000: 36.32001: 36.82002: 372003: 36.92004: 36.92005: 36.92006: 36.82007: 36.82008: 36.92009: 37.32010: 37.22011: 37.42012: 37.42013: 37.72014: 37.72015: 38.32016: 38.42017: 38.52018: 38.52019: 38.82020: 39.42021: 39.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Argentina is 39.26, measured in 2021.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Argentina peaked at 39.39 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 34.94, in 1974.

Argentina ranks 55th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Argentina, 1974 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1974 34.94 —
1980 35.34 +1.1%
1982 36.14 +2.2%
1987 36.24 +0.3%
1988 35.8 -1.2%
1991 35.4 -1.1%
1992 35.63 +0.7%
1993 35.79 +0.5%
1994 35.45 -0.9%
1995 35.75 +0.8%
1996 36.01 +0.7%
1997 36 -0.0%
1998 35.95 -0.1%
1999 36.07 +0.3%
2000 36.34 +0.7%
2001 36.79 +1.2%
2002 36.97 +0.5%
2003 36.92 -0.1%
2004 36.88 -0.1%
2005 36.86 -0.1%
2006 36.8 -0.2%
2007 36.8 -0.0%
2008 36.85 +0.1%
2009 37.26 +1.1%
2010 37.21 -0.1%
2011 37.39 +0.5%
2012 37.4 +0.0%
2013 37.71 +0.8%
2014 37.66 -0.1%
2015 38.27 +1.6%
2016 38.39 +0.3%
2017 38.5 +0.3%
2018 38.51 +0.0%
2019 38.82 +0.8%
2020 39.39 +1.5%
2021 39.26 -0.3%

Argentina compared with similar countries

  • Argentina's 39.26 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.08, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Argentina's 39.26 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.53, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 34.94 34.94 34.94 1
1980s 35.88 35.34 36.24 4
1990s 35.78 35.4 36.07 9
2000s 36.85 36.34 37.26 10
2010s 37.99 37.21 38.82 10
2020s 39.32 39.26 39.39 2

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 52 Mauritius 39.41 compare
  2. 53 South Africa 39.38 compare
  3. 54 Djibouti 39.29 compare
  4. 56 Tunisia 39.24 compare
  5. 57 Malta 39.14 compare
  6. 58 Costa Rica 38.67 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Argentina?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Argentina was 39.26 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 39.39 in 2020.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 34.94 in 1974.
How does Argentina rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Argentina ranks 55th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,592 data points, 1970–2021
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