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 111 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 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Finland, 1995 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1995 39.35
1996 39.49 +0.4%
1997 39.58 +0.2%
1998 39.77 +0.5%
2004 42.83 +7.7%
2005 42.47 -0.8%
2006 42.35 -0.3%
2007 42.48 +0.3%
2008 42.65 +0.4%
2009 42.85 +0.5%
2010 43.34 +1.1%
2011 43.15 -0.4%
2012 43.27 +0.3%
2013 43 -0.6%
2014 43.05 +0.1%
2015 43.28 +0.5%
2016 43.45 +0.4%

Finland compared with similar countries

  • Finland's 43.45 is above the median for high income countries, which is 41.97, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Finland's 43.45 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 42.31, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)

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 111 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 111 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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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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