Average age of workers, aged 15-64, female in India

India: Average age of workers, aged 15-64, female was 39.35 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
39.35
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
53rd
of 108 countries
All-time high
39.35
in 2019
All-time low
33.81
in 1983
Years of data
12
1983–2019

Average age of workers, aged 15-64, female in India, 1983–2019

0102030401983200120191983: 33.81987: 33.91993: 34.51999: 352004: 35.62005: 362007: 36.42009: 36.82011: 36.92017: 38.52018: 39.12019: 39.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, average age of workers, aged 15-64, female in India stood at 39.35. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers, aged 15-64, female in India peaked at 39.35 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.81, in 1983.

India ranks 53rd of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Average age of workers, aged 15-64, female in India, year by year

Annual values for Average age of workers, aged 15-64, female in India, 1983 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1983 33.81 —
1987 33.94 +0.4%
1993 34.51 +1.7%
1999 34.98 +1.4%
2004 35.56 +1.6%
2005 36.04 +1.3%
2007 36.45 +1.1%
2009 36.76 +0.9%
2011 36.92 +0.4%
2017 38.51 +4.3%
2018 39.09 +1.5%
2019 39.35 +0.7%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 39.35 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 36.35, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 33.87 33.81 33.94 2
1990s 34.75 34.51 34.98 2
2000s 36.2 35.56 36.76 4
2010s 38.47 36.92 39.35 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 50 Argentina 39.86 compare
  2. 51 Costa Rica 39.63 compare
  3. 52 Ecuador 39.37 compare
  4. 54 Kosovo 39.27 compare
  5. 54 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 39.27 compare
  6. 56 China 39.12 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers, aged 15-64, female in India?
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, female in India was 39.35 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 39.35 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age of workers, aged 15-64, female recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 33.81 in 1983.
How does India rank for average age of workers, aged 15-64, female?
India ranks 53rd out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age of workers, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of workers, aged 15-64, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of workers, aged 15-64, female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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