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

Turkey: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total was 36.04 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
36.04
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
78th
of 107 countries
All-time high
36.04
in 2019
All-time low
30.49
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2019

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Turkey, 2000–2019

0102030402000200920192000: 30.52001: 30.72002: 30.72003: 30.92004: 31.32005: 31.22006: 31.22007: 31.32008: 31.42009: 31.72010: 31.92011: 34.12012: 34.42013: 34.62014: 34.72015: 34.92016: 35.22017: 35.52018: 35.72019: 36

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Turkey recorded 36.04 for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in 2019. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Turkey peaked at 36.04 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.49, in 2000.

That places Turkey 78th out of 107 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Turkey, 2000 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2000 30.49 —
2001 30.74 +0.8%
2002 30.72 -0.1%
2003 30.86 +0.5%
2004 31.32 +1.5%
2005 31.16 -0.5%
2006 31.19 +0.1%
2007 31.27 +0.3%
2008 31.44 +0.5%
2009 31.73 +0.9%
2010 31.91 +0.6%
2011 34.1 +6.9%
2012 34.39 +0.8%
2013 34.59 +0.6%
2014 34.71 +0.3%
2015 34.87 +0.5%
2016 35.2 +0.9%
2017 35.5 +0.9%
2018 35.71 +0.6%
2019 36.04 +0.9%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 36.04 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.08, 95% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 36.04 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.81, 86% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31.09 30.49 31.73 10
2010s 34.7 31.91 36.04 10

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 75 Niger 36.34 compare
  2. 76 Indonesia 36.25 compare
  3. 77 Malawi 36.12 compare
  4. 79 Kenya 35.99 compare
  5. 80 Philippines 35.87 compare
  6. 81 Bolivia 35.84 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Turkey?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total in Turkey was 36.04 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 36.04 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 30.49 in 2000.
How does Turkey rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total?
Turkey ranks 78th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey 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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