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

Moldova: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban was 42.38 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
42.38
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
9th
of 94 countries
All-time high
42.59
in 2017
All-time low
36.38
in 1998
Years of data
17
1998–2021

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Moldova, 1998–2021

0102030401998200920211998: 36.42002: 39.32006: 40.42007: 40.42008: 40.42009: 402010: 40.82011: 41.92012: 40.52013: 41.82014: 41.92015: 41.82016: 41.32017: 42.62018: 42.12019: 41.72021: 42.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Moldova recorded 42.38 for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Moldova peaked at 42.59 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 36.38, in 1998.

That places Moldova 9th out of 94 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Moldova, 1998 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1998 36.38 —
2002 39.26 +7.9%
2006 40.39 +2.9%
2007 40.36 -0.1%
2008 40.41 +0.1%
2009 39.96 -1.1%
2010 40.77 +2.0%
2011 41.93 +2.9%
2012 40.46 -3.5%
2013 41.83 +3.4%
2014 41.87 +0.1%
2015 41.75 -0.3%
2016 41.26 -1.2%
2017 42.59 +3.2%
2018 42.06 -1.3%
2019 41.68 -0.9%
2021 42.38 +1.7%

Moldova compared with similar countries

  • Moldova's 42.38 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.32, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • Moldova's 42.38 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
1990s 36.38 36.38 36.38 1
2000s 40.08 39.26 40.41 5
2010s 41.62 40.46 42.59 10
2020s 42.38 42.38 42.38 1

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 6 Hungary 42.67 compare
  2. 7 Latvia 42.45 compare
  3. 8 Iceland 42.41 compare
  4. 10 Germany 42.36 compare
  5. 11 Portugal 42.09 compare
  6. 12 Lithuania 42.06 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Moldova?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban in Moldova was 42.38 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 42.59 in 2017.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 36.38 in 1998.
How does Moldova rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Moldova ranks 9th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Moldova 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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