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

Mexico: Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 was 40.39 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
40.39
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
60th
of 106 countries
All-time high
40.39
in 2020
All-time low
38.63
in 2005
Years of data
14
2005–2020

Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Mexico, 2005–2020

0102030402005201220202005: 38.62006: 38.72009: 39.22010: 39.32011: 39.32012: 39.62013: 39.72014: 39.62015: 39.82016: 39.82017: 402018: 40.22019: 40.32020: 40.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 40.39 for average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in 2020. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Mexico peaked at 40.39 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 38.63, in 2005.

Mexico ranks 60th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Mexico, 2005 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2005 38.63 —
2006 38.7 +0.2%
2009 39.24 +1.4%
2010 39.27 +0.1%
2011 39.34 +0.2%
2012 39.55 +0.5%
2013 39.67 +0.3%
2014 39.63 -0.1%
2015 39.75 +0.3%
2016 39.8 +0.1%
2017 40.02 +0.5%
2018 40.21 +0.5%
2019 40.33 +0.3%
2020 40.39 +0.2%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 40.39 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40.48, 100% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 40.39 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
2000s 38.86 38.63 39.24 3
2010s 39.76 39.27 40.33 10
2020s 40.39 40.39 40.39 1

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 57 South Africa 40.48 compare
  2. 58 Morocco 40.44 compare
  3. 59 Djibouti 40.39 compare
  4. 61 Belgium 40.27
  5. 62 Trinidad and Tobago 40.24 compare
  6. 63 Austria 40.21

See the full ranking of 106 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Mexico?
Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Mexico was 40.39 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 40.39 in 2020.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 38.63 in 2005.
How does Mexico rank for average age of wage workers, aged 25-64?
Mexico ranks 60th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Mexico 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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