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

Finland: Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total was 43.45 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
43.45
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
6th
of 108 countries
All-time high
43.45
in 2016
All-time low
39.35
in 1995
Years of data
17
1995–2016

Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Finland, 1995–2016

0102030401995200520161995: 39.41996: 39.51997: 39.61998: 39.82004: 42.82005: 42.52006: 42.42007: 42.52008: 42.72009: 42.82010: 43.32011: 43.12012: 43.32013: 432014: 43.12015: 43.32016: 43.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Finland recorded 43.45 for average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Finland peaked at 43.45 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 39.35, in 1995.

Finland ranks 6th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 39.55 39.35 39.77 4
2000s 42.61 42.35 42.85 6
2010s 43.22 43 43.45 7

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 43.77 compare
  2. 4 Denmark 43.7 compare
  3. 5 Georgia 43.58 compare
  4. 7 Hungary 43.27 compare
  5. 8 South Korea 43.12 compare
  6. 9 Iceland 43.1 compare

See the full ranking of 110 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Finland?
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Finland was 43.45 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 43.45 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 39.35 in 1995.
How does Finland rank for average age of workers, aged 15-64, total?
Finland ranks 6th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland 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
110 places, 1,618 data points, 1970–2021
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