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

Chile: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 39.7 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
39.7
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
49th
of 107 countries
All-time high
39.7
in 2017
All-time low
33.89
in 1987
Years of data
14
1987–2017

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Chile, 1987–2017

0102030401987200220171987: 33.91990: 34.41992: 34.61994: 35.11996: 35.31998: 35.82000: 36.62003: 37.12006: 37.52009: 38.32011: 38.52013: 392015: 39.42017: 39.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Chile stood at 39.7. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Chile peaked at 39.7 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 33.89, in 1987.

Chile ranks 49th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Chile, 1987 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1987 33.89 —
1990 34.35 +1.4%
1992 34.57 +0.6%
1994 35.15 +1.7%
1996 35.31 +0.5%
1998 35.83 +1.5%
2000 36.64 +2.3%
2003 37.07 +1.2%
2006 37.51 +1.2%
2009 38.32 +2.2%
2011 38.51 +0.5%
2013 39.02 +1.3%
2015 39.4 +1.0%
2017 39.7 +0.8%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 39.7 is below the median for high income countries, which is 41.51, 96% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 39.7 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
1980s 33.89 33.89 33.89 1
1990s 35.04 34.35 35.83 5
2000s 37.38 36.64 38.32 4
2010s 39.16 38.51 39.7 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 46 Kosovo 40 compare
  2. 46 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 40 compare
  3. 48 Albania 39.87 compare
  4. 50 Sri Lanka 39.68 compare
  5. 51 Uruguay 39.57 compare
  6. 52 Mauritius 39.41 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Chile?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Chile was 39.7 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 39.7 in 2017.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 33.89 in 1987.
How does Chile rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Chile ranks 49th out of 107 countries with data for 2017.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile 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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,592 data points, 1970–2021
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