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

Rwanda: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 34.39 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
34.39
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
95th
of 107 countries
All-time high
34.39
in 2021
All-time low
29.7
in 2000
Years of data
9
2000–2021

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Rwanda, 2000–2021

01020302000201020212000: 29.72010: 31.52013: 312016: 33.32017: 33.42018: 33.72019: 33.52020: 33.42021: 34.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 34.39 for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in 2021. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Rwanda peaked at 34.39 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 29.7, in 2000.

That places Rwanda 95th out of 107 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Rwanda, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 29.7 —
2010 31.46 +5.9%
2013 31.02 -1.4%
2016 33.31 +7.4%
2017 33.41 +0.3%
2018 33.69 +0.8%
2019 33.49 -0.6%
2020 33.4 -0.3%
2021 34.39 +3.0%

Rwanda compared with similar countries

  • Rwanda's 34.39 is below the median for low income countries, which is 34.41, 100% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
  • Rwanda's 34.39 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.74, 96% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.7 29.7 29.7 1
2010s 32.73 31.02 33.69 6
2020s 33.89 33.4 34.39 2

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 92 Palestine 34.49 compare
  2. 93 Gambia 34.44 compare
  3. 94 Jordan 34.42 compare
  4. 96 Paraguay 34.19 compare
  5. 97 Bangladesh 34.07 compare
  6. 98 Mozambique 34.03 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Rwanda?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Rwanda was 34.39 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 34.39 in 2021.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 29.7 in 2000.
How does Rwanda rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Rwanda ranks 95th out of 107 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Rwanda 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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