Average age of workers, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil

Brazil: Average age of workers, aged 15-64, rural was 38.27 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
38.27
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
58th
of 94 countries
All-time high
38.27
in 2021
All-time low
32.48
in 1985
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Average age of workers, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil, 1981–2021

0102030401981200120211981: 32.61982: 32.61983: 32.61984: 32.61985: 32.51986: 32.81987: 32.91988: 33.11989: 33.21990: 33.21992: 34.11993: 34.11995: 34.51996: 34.61997: 34.91998: 351999: 35.22001: 35.42002: 35.42003: 35.82004: 35.52005: 35.72006: 36.12007: 36.42008: 36.72009: 37.12011: 37.72012: 36.52013: 36.62014: 36.72015: 36.82016: 37.12017: 37.32018: 37.52019: 37.82020: 38.22021: 38.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 38.27 for average age of workers, aged 15-64, rural in 2021. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil peaked at 38.27 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 32.48, in 1985.

That places Brazil 58th out of 94 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Average age of workers, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Average age of workers, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1981 32.62 —
1982 32.62 +0.0%
1983 32.57 -0.2%
1984 32.58 +0.0%
1985 32.48 -0.3%
1986 32.84 +1.1%
1987 32.86 +0.1%
1988 33.09 +0.7%
1989 33.24 +0.5%
1990 33.15 -0.3%
1992 34.09 +2.8%
1993 34.07 -0.1%
1995 34.5 +1.3%
1996 34.62 +0.3%
1997 34.86 +0.7%
1998 35.03 +0.5%
1999 35.16 +0.4%
2001 35.37 +0.6%
2002 35.45 +0.2%
2003 35.75 +0.9%
2004 35.54 -0.6%
2005 35.71 +0.5%
2006 36.08 +1.0%
2007 36.4 +0.9%
2008 36.74 +0.9%
2009 37.14 +1.1%
2011 37.66 +1.4%
2012 36.47 -3.2%
2013 36.62 +0.4%
2014 36.72 +0.3%
2015 36.84 +0.3%
2016 37.07 +0.6%
2017 37.33 +0.7%
2018 37.49 +0.5%
2019 37.77 +0.7%
2020 38.24 +1.2%
2021 38.27 +0.1%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 38.27 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.23, 98% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 38.27 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 37.68, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 32.77 32.48 33.24 9
1990s 34.44 33.15 35.16 8
2000s 36.02 35.37 37.14 9
2010s 37.11 36.47 37.77 9
2020s 38.25 38.24 38.27 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 55 Panama 38.79 compare
  2. 56 Peru 38.59 compare
  3. 57 Djibouti 38.55 compare
  4. 59 Philippines 38.07 compare
  5. 60 Dominican Republic 38.04 compare
  6. 61 Jamaica 37.89 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil?
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil was 38.27 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 38.27 in 2021.
What is the lowest average age of workers, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 32.48 in 1985.
How does Brazil rank for average age of workers, aged 15-64, rural?
Brazil ranks 58th out of 94 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of workers, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of workers, aged 15-64, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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