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

Jordan: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 34.42 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
34.42
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
91st
of 104 countries
All-time high
34.42
in 2016
All-time low
32.22
in 2001
Years of data
16
2000–2016

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Jordan, 2000–2016

01020302000200820162000: 32.32001: 32.22002: 32.32003: 32.32004: 32.32005: 32.82006: 32.92007: 32.92008: 32.72009: 332010: 33.12011: 33.72012: 33.92013: 34.22014: 34.42016: 34.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Jordan stood at 34.42. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Jordan peaked at 34.42 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 32.22, in 2001.

That places Jordan 91st out of 104 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32.56 32.22 32.96 10
2010s 33.95 33.07 34.42 6

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 88 Nepal 34.72 compare
  2. 89 Palestine 34.49 compare
  3. 90 Gambia 34.44 compare
  4. 92 Rwanda 34.39 compare
  5. 93 Paraguay 34.19 compare
  6. 94 Bangladesh 34.07 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Jordan?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Jordan was 34.42 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 34.42 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 32.22 in 2001.
How does Jordan rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Jordan ranks 91st out of 104 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jordan 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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Indicator
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,577 data points, 1970–2021
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