Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in El Salvador

El Salvador: Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 was 39.57 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
39.57
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
72nd
of 106 countries
All-time high
39.57
in 2019
All-time low
37.15
in 2003
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in El Salvador, 1991–2019

0102030401991200520191991: 381995: 37.41996: 37.51998: 37.21999: 37.82000: 37.72001: 37.82002: 37.62003: 37.22004: 37.32005: 37.62006: 37.62007: 38.12008: 38.12009: 38.12012: 392014: 38.92015: 38.92016: 39.32017: 39.22018: 39.32019: 39.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 39.57 for average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in El Salvador peaked at 39.57 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37.15, in 2003.

That places El Salvador 72nd out of 106 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1991 38.01 —
1995 37.4 -1.6%
1996 37.54 +0.4%
1998 37.16 -1.0%
1999 37.76 +1.6%
2000 37.73 -0.1%
2001 37.76 +0.1%
2002 37.65 -0.3%
2003 37.15 -1.3%
2004 37.29 +0.4%
2005 37.6 +0.8%
2006 37.62 +0.0%
2007 38.11 +1.3%
2008 38.08 -0.1%
2009 38.12 +0.1%
2012 38.98 +2.3%
2014 38.89 -0.2%
2015 38.91 +0.0%
2016 39.29 +1.0%
2017 39.25 -0.1%
2018 39.32 +0.2%
2019 39.57 +0.6%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 39.57 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.48, 98% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 39.57 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.83, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 37.57 37.16 38.01 5
2000s 37.71 37.15 38.12 10
2010s 39.17 38.89 39.57 7

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 69 Mongolia 39.61 compare
  2. 70 Egypt 39.61 compare
  3. 71 Madagascar 39.59 compare
  4. 73 Dominican Republic 39.56 compare
  5. 74 Colombia 39.55 compare
  6. 75 Senegal 39.34 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in El Salvador?
Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in El Salvador was 39.57 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 39.57 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 37.15 in 2003.
How does El Salvador rank for average age of wage workers, aged 25-64?
El Salvador ranks 72nd out of 106 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador 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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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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