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

Italy: Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 was 44.77 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
44.77
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
4th
of 103 countries
All-time high
44.77
in 2016
All-time low
39.89
in 1995
Years of data
29
1987–2016

Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Italy, 1987–2016

0102030401987200120161987: 40.41989: 40.41990: 40.31991: 40.11992: 401993: 401994: 401995: 39.91996: 401997: 401998: 401999: 40.12000: 40.12001: 40.22002: 40.32003: 40.42004: 41.12005: 41.52006: 41.42007: 41.72008: 41.92009: 42.22010: 42.52011: 42.72012: 43.32013: 43.72014: 44.12015: 44.42016: 44.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Italy stood at 44.77. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Italy peaked at 44.77 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 39.89, in 1995.

Italy ranks 4th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 40.37 40.35 40.38 2
1990s 40.03 39.89 40.35 10
2000s 41.08 40.14 42.22 10
2010s 43.63 42.47 44.77 7

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 1 Moldova 45.7 compare
  2. 2 Denmark 44.84 compare
  3. 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 44.81 compare
  4. 5 Iceland 44.53 compare
  5. 6 Germany 44.34 compare
  6. 7 Norway 44.22 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Italy?
Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Italy was 44.77 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 44.77 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 39.89 in 1995.
How does Italy rank for average age of wage workers, aged 25-64?
Italy ranks 4th out of 103 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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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About this data

Indicator
Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
105 places, 1,483 data points, 1970–2021
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