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

Greece: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban was 41.6 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
41.6
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
18th
of 94 countries
All-time high
41.6
in 2016
All-time low
38.71
in 2004
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Greece, 2004–2016

0102030402004201020162004: 38.72005: 39.32006: 39.42007: 39.42008: 39.72009: 40.52010: 40.72011: 40.52012: 40.62013: 40.92014: 41.12015: 41.32016: 41.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Greece is 41.6, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% 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 Greece peaked at 41.6 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 38.71, in 2004.

Greece ranks 18th of 94 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Greece, 2004 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2004 38.71 —
2005 39.25 +1.4%
2006 39.37 +0.3%
2007 39.35 -0.0%
2008 39.66 +0.8%
2009 40.53 +2.2%
2010 40.65 +0.3%
2011 40.47 -0.5%
2012 40.64 +0.4%
2013 40.89 +0.6%
2014 41.08 +0.5%
2015 41.33 +0.6%
2016 41.6 +0.7%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 41.6 is above the median for high income countries, which is 41.53, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 41.6 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.54, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39.48 38.71 40.53 6
2010s 40.95 40.47 41.6 7

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 15 France 41.89 compare
  2. 16 Estonia 41.8 compare
  3. 17 Czechia 41.77 compare
  4. 19 Georgia 41.56 compare
  5. 20 Croatia 41.55 compare
  6. 21 Kosovo 41.53 compare
  7. 21 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 41.53 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Greece?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Greece was 41.6 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 41.6 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 38.71 in 2004.
How does Greece rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Greece ranks 18th out of 94 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece 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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Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,307 data points, 1970–2021
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