Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador

El Salvador: Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total was 37.41 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
37.41
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
77th
of 111 countries
All-time high
37.41
in 2019
All-time low
34.13
in 1998
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador, 1991–2019

0102030401991200520191991: 34.21995: 34.21996: 34.41998: 34.11999: 34.72000: 35.22001: 34.92002: 35.42003: 34.72004: 34.92005: 35.42006: 35.32007: 35.92008: 35.62009: 35.72012: 36.12014: 36.42015: 36.52016: 36.92017: 36.82018: 37.12019: 37.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador stood at 37.41. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador peaked at 37.41 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 34.13, in 1998.

That places El Salvador 77th out of 111 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1991 34.21 —
1995 34.17 -0.1%
1996 34.45 +0.8%
1998 34.13 -0.9%
1999 34.71 +1.7%
2000 35.2 +1.4%
2001 34.92 -0.8%
2002 35.4 +1.4%
2003 34.69 -2.0%
2004 34.94 +0.7%
2005 35.38 +1.2%
2006 35.28 -0.3%
2007 35.86 +1.6%
2008 35.59 -0.7%
2009 35.68 +0.2%
2012 36.14 +1.3%
2014 36.44 +0.8%
2015 36.55 +0.3%
2016 36.86 +0.8%
2017 36.83 -0.1%
2018 37.1 +0.7%
2019 37.41 +0.8%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 37.41 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.74, 94% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 37.41 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 38.18, 98% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 34.33 34.13 34.71 5
2000s 35.29 34.69 35.86 10
2010s 36.76 36.14 37.41 7

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 74 Turkey 37.9 compare
  2. 75 Philippines 37.78 compare
  3. 76 Dominican Republic 37.5 compare
  4. 78 Jamaica 37.31 compare
  5. 79 Egypt 37.26 compare
  6. 80 Kenya 36.76 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador?
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in El Salvador was 37.41 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 37.41 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age of workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 34.13 in 1998.
How does El Salvador rank for average age of workers, aged 15-64, total?
El Salvador ranks 77th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age of workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador 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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Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
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Coverage
111 places, 1,633 data points, 1970–2021
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