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

Finland: Average age of workers, aged 15-64, urban was 42.55 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
42.55
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
9th
of 94 countries
All-time high
42.55
in 2016
All-time low
38.77
in 1998
Years of data
16
1995–2016

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

0102030401995200520161995: 38.91997: 391998: 38.82004: 41.82005: 41.12006: 41.32007: 41.52008: 41.42009: 41.62010: 42.42011: 42.22012: 42.12013: 42.12014: 42.22015: 42.42016: 42.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of workers, aged 15-64, urban in Finland is 42.55, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers, aged 15-64, urban in Finland peaked at 42.55 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 38.77, in 1998.

That places Finland 9th out of 94 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 38.89 38.77 38.98 3
2000s 41.43 41.15 41.76 6
2010s 42.28 42.11 42.55 7

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 6 Bulgaria 42.86 compare
  2. 7 Iceland 42.83 compare
  3. 8 South Korea 42.71 compare
  4. 10 Georgia 42.55 compare
  5. 11 Germany 42.5 compare
  6. 12 Portugal 42.39 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers, aged 15-64, urban in Finland?
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, urban in Finland was 42.55 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 42.55 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 38.77 in 1998.
How does Finland rank for average age of workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Finland ranks 9th out of 94 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,326 data points, 1970–2021
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