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

Indonesia: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban was 36.08 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
36.08
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
68th
of 94 countries
All-time high
36.22
in 2017
All-time low
32.84
in 1994
Years of data
27
1990–2019

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Indonesia, 1990–2019

0102030401990200420191990: 33.11992: 32.91994: 32.81996: 33.11997: 33.31998: 33.91999: 33.92000: 33.62001: 34.12002: 34.62003: 34.52004: 34.82005: 34.72006: 34.62007: 34.42008: 34.22009: 34.32010: 34.52011: 352012: 352013: 35.22014: 35.52015: 35.72016: 35.72017: 36.22018: 36.22019: 36.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Indonesia stood at 36.08.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Indonesia peaked at 36.22 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 32.84, in 1994.

That places Indonesia 68th out of 94 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Indonesia, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 33.13 —
1992 32.9 -0.7%
1994 32.84 -0.2%
1996 33.14 +0.9%
1997 33.26 +0.4%
1998 33.86 +1.8%
1999 33.87 +0.0%
2000 33.61 -0.8%
2001 34.11 +1.5%
2002 34.58 +1.4%
2003 34.52 -0.2%
2004 34.82 +0.9%
2005 34.68 -0.4%
2006 34.61 -0.2%
2007 34.38 -0.7%
2008 34.2 -0.5%
2009 34.3 +0.3%
2010 34.54 +0.7%
2011 35.03 +1.4%
2012 35.04 +0.0%
2013 35.16 +0.3%
2014 35.5 +1.0%
2015 35.69 +0.5%
2016 35.73 +0.1%
2017 36.22 +1.4%
2018 36.18 -0.1%
2019 36.08 -0.3%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 36.08 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.32, 97% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 36.08 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 36.91, 98% of the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33.29 32.84 33.87 7
2000s 34.38 33.61 34.82 10
2010s 35.52 34.54 36.22 10

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 65 Senegal 36.51 compare
  2. 66 El Salvador 36.39 compare
  3. 67 Malawi 36.17 compare
  4. 69 Philippines 35.86 compare
  5. 70 Zambia 35.85 compare
  6. 71 Namibia 35.84 compare

See the full ranking of 94 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Indonesia?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Indonesia was 36.08 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 36.22 in 2017.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 32.84 in 1994.
How does Indonesia rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Indonesia ranks 68th out of 94 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Indonesia 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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