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

Mauritius: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 39.41 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
39.41
World rank
52nd
of 107 countries
All-time high
39.41
in 2017
All-time low
36.51
in 2003
Years of data
13
2001–2017

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Mauritius, 2001–2017

0102030402001200920172001: 36.72002: 37.12003: 36.52004: 372005: 37.32006: 38.32007: 382008: 37.92009: 38.42010: 38.72011: 38.82012: 39.32017: 39.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Mauritius stood at 39.41. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Mauritius peaked at 39.41 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 36.51, in 2003.

Mauritius ranks 52nd of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Mauritius, 2001 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2001 36.71 —
2002 37.15 +1.2%
2003 36.51 -1.7%
2004 37 +1.3%
2005 37.26 +0.7%
2006 38.27 +2.7%
2007 38.02 -0.7%
2008 37.89 -0.3%
2009 38.39 +1.3%
2010 38.67 +0.7%
2011 38.76 +0.2%
2012 39.3 +1.4%
2017 39.41 +0.3%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

  • Mauritius's 39.41 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.08, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Mauritius's 39.41 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.74, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37.47 36.51 38.39 9
2010s 39.04 38.67 39.41 4

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 49 Chile 39.7 compare
  2. 50 Sri Lanka 39.68 compare
  3. 51 Uruguay 39.57 compare
  4. 53 South Africa 39.38 compare
  5. 54 Djibouti 39.29 compare
  6. 55 Argentina 39.26 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Mauritius?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Mauritius was 39.41 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 39.41 in 2017.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 36.51 in 2003.
How does Mauritius rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Mauritius ranks 52nd out of 107 countries with data for 2017.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritius 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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