Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil

Brazil: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban was 37.29 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
37.29
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
55th
of 91 countries
All-time high
37.29
in 2021
All-time low
30.82
in 1982
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil, 1981–2021

0102030401981200120211981: 30.91982: 30.81983: 31.11984: 31.11985: 31.11986: 311987: 31.21988: 31.51989: 31.61990: 31.81992: 32.21993: 32.31995: 32.61996: 32.71997: 32.81998: 331999: 33.32001: 33.32002: 33.52003: 33.72004: 33.82005: 33.92006: 34.22007: 34.42008: 34.62009: 34.92011: 35.32012: 34.92013: 35.12014: 35.42015: 35.72016: 36.42017: 36.32018: 36.52019: 36.72020: 37.12021: 37.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 37.29 for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in 2021. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil peaked at 37.29 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 30.82, in 1982.

Brazil ranks 55th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 31.13 30.82 31.58 9
1990s 32.57 31.79 33.26 8
2000s 34.06 33.33 34.87 9
2010s 35.82 34.92 36.68 9
2020s 37.21 37.12 37.29 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 52 Netherlands 37.54 compare
  2. 53 Egypt 37.39 compare
  3. 54 Peru 37.32 compare
  4. 56 India 36.95 compare
  5. 57 Madagascar 36.92 compare
  6. 58 Laos 36.91 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil was 37.29 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 37.29 in 2021.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 30.82 in 1982.
How does Brazil rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Brazil ranks 55th out of 91 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
93 places, 1,294 data points, 1970–2021
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