Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Brazil

Brazil: Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 was 40.21 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
40.21
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
64th
of 106 countries
All-time high
40.21
in 2021
All-time low
37.26
in 1985
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Brazil, 1981–2021

0102030401981200120211981: 37.61982: 37.51983: 37.51984: 37.31985: 37.31986: 37.41987: 37.51988: 37.71989: 37.71990: 37.71992: 37.61993: 37.71995: 37.81996: 381997: 37.91998: 38.11999: 38.22001: 38.22002: 38.32003: 38.42004: 38.42005: 38.42006: 38.62007: 38.72008: 38.92009: 392011: 39.22012: 38.92013: 392014: 39.12015: 39.32016: 39.62017: 39.72018: 39.82019: 402020: 402021: 40.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 40.21 for average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 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 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Brazil peaked at 40.21 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 37.26, in 1985.

That places Brazil 64th out of 106 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1981 37.55 —
1982 37.46 -0.3%
1983 37.54 +0.2%
1984 37.29 -0.7%
1985 37.26 -0.1%
1986 37.36 +0.3%
1987 37.46 +0.3%
1988 37.68 +0.6%
1989 37.67 -0.0%
1990 37.69 +0.1%
1992 37.62 -0.2%
1993 37.7 +0.2%
1995 37.84 +0.4%
1996 38 +0.4%
1997 37.94 -0.2%
1998 38.11 +0.5%
1999 38.19 +0.2%
2001 38.19 -0.0%
2002 38.28 +0.2%
2003 38.41 +0.3%
2004 38.43 +0.0%
2005 38.45 +0.0%
2006 38.63 +0.5%
2007 38.74 +0.3%
2008 38.87 +0.4%
2009 38.97 +0.3%
2011 39.21 +0.6%
2012 38.88 -0.9%
2013 39 +0.3%
2014 39.14 +0.4%
2015 39.35 +0.5%
2016 39.6 +0.7%
2017 39.67 +0.2%
2018 39.76 +0.2%
2019 39.97 +0.5%
2020 40.03 +0.1%
2021 40.21 +0.5%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 40.21 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.48, 99% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 40.21 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.83, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 37.48 37.26 37.68 9
1990s 37.89 37.62 38.19 8
2000s 38.55 38.19 38.97 9
2010s 39.4 38.88 39.97 9
2020s 40.12 40.03 40.21 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 61 Belgium 40.27 compare
  2. 62 Trinidad and Tobago 40.24 compare
  3. 63 Austria 40.21 compare
  4. 65 Ecuador 40.09 compare
  5. 66 Thailand 40.08 compare
  6. 67 India 39.73 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Brazil?
Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Brazil was 40.21 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 40.21 in 2021.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 37.26 in 1985.
How does Brazil rank for average age of wage workers, aged 25-64?
Brazil ranks 64th out of 106 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 25-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,498 data points, 1970–2021
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