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

Mauritius: Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total was 40.17 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
40.17
World rank
53rd
of 111 countries
All-time high
40.17
in 2017
All-time low
37.04
in 2003
Years of data
13
2001–2017

Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Mauritius, 2001–2017

0102030402001200920172001: 37.12002: 37.62003: 372004: 37.62005: 37.82006: 38.82007: 38.62008: 38.52009: 392010: 39.42011: 39.52012: 40.12017: 40.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Mauritius stood at 40.17. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Mauritius peaked at 40.17 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 37.04, in 2003.

That places Mauritius 53rd out of 111 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Mauritius, 2001 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2001 37.12 —
2002 37.6 +1.3%
2003 37.04 -1.5%
2004 37.59 +1.5%
2005 37.83 +0.6%
2006 38.82 +2.6%
2007 38.64 -0.5%
2008 38.54 -0.2%
2009 39.04 +1.3%
2010 39.39 +0.9%
2011 39.48 +0.2%
2012 40.06 +1.4%
2017 40.17 +0.3%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

  • Mauritius's 40.17 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.74, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Mauritius's 40.17 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.65, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 38.03 37.04 39.04 9
2010s 39.77 39.39 40.17 4

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 50 Kosovo 40.33 compare
  2. 50 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 40.33 compare
  3. 52 Tunisia 40.24 compare
  4. 54 Costa Rica 39.93 compare
  5. 55 Argentina 39.93 compare
  6. 56 South Africa 39.8 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Mauritius?
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Mauritius was 40.17 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 40.17 in 2017.
What is the lowest average age of workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 37.04 in 2003.
How does Mauritius rank for average age of workers, aged 15-64, total?
Mauritius ranks 53rd out of 111 countries with data for 2017.
Is average age of workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritius 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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