Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Chile

Chile: Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total was 40.79 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
40.79
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
42nd
of 111 countries
All-time high
40.79
in 2017
All-time low
35.34
in 1987
Years of data
14
1987–2017

Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Chile, 1987–2017

0102030401987200220171987: 35.31990: 35.71992: 361994: 36.61996: 36.71998: 37.22000: 37.92003: 38.32006: 38.82009: 39.62011: 39.82013: 40.22015: 40.52017: 40.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Chile stood at 40.79. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Chile peaked at 40.79 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 35.34, in 1987.

Chile ranks 42nd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Chile, 1987 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1987 35.34
1990 35.73 +1.1%
1992 36 +0.7%
1994 36.63 +1.7%
1996 36.7 +0.2%
1998 37.23 +1.4%
2000 37.93 +1.9%
2003 38.31 +1.0%
2006 38.85 +1.4%
2009 39.58 +1.9%
2011 39.83 +0.6%
2013 40.17 +0.9%
2015 40.49 +0.8%
2017 40.79 +0.8%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 40.79 is below the median for high income countries, which is 41.97, 97% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 40.79 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.18, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 35.34 35.34 35.34 1
1990s 36.46 35.73 37.23 5
2000s 38.67 37.93 39.58 4
2010s 40.32 39.83 40.79 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 39 Russia 41 compare
  2. 40 Luxembourg 40.98 compare
  3. 41 United Kingdom 40.89 compare
  4. 43 Kazakhstan 40.78 compare
  5. 44 Cyprus 40.75 compare
  6. 45 Ukraine 40.71 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Chile?
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Chile was 40.79 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 40.79 in 2017.
What is the lowest average age of workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 35.34 in 1987.
How does Chile rank for average age of workers, aged 15-64, total?
Chile ranks 42nd out of 111 countries with data for 2017.
Is average age of workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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