Average age of workers, aged 15-64, male in Denmark

Denmark: Average age of workers, aged 15-64, male was 43.48 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
43.48
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
5th
of 105 countries
All-time high
43.48
in 2016
All-time low
37.44
in 1991
Years of data
16
1991–2016

Average age of workers, aged 15-64, male in Denmark, 1991–2016

0102030401991200320161991: 37.41992: 37.81993: 382004: 42.22005: 42.32006: 42.42007: 42.42008: 42.22009: 42.42010: 42.92011: 42.92012: 42.42013: 43.42014: 43.52015: 43.42016: 43.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, average age of workers, aged 15-64, male in Denmark stood at 43.48. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers, aged 15-64, male in Denmark peaked at 43.48 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 37.44, in 1991.

Denmark ranks 5th of 105 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 37.73 37.44 37.97 3
2000s 42.31 42.2 42.4 6
2010s 43.15 42.43 43.48 7

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 2 Moldova 44.02 compare
  2. 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 43.66 compare
  3. 4 South Korea 43.61 compare
  4. 6 Greece 43.29 compare
  5. 7 Spain 43.24 compare
  6. 8 Netherlands 43.14 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers, aged 15-64, male in Denmark?
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, male in Denmark was 43.48 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 43.48 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 37.44 in 1991.
How does Denmark rank for average age of workers, aged 15-64, male?
Denmark ranks 5th out of 105 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of workers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of workers, aged 15-64, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, male
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,513 data points, 1970–2021
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