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

Moldova: Average age of workers, aged 15-64, urban was 42.22 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
42.22
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
17th
of 97 countries
All-time high
43.3
in 2017
All-time low
37.73
in 1998
Years of data
23
1998–2021

Average age of workers, aged 15-64, urban in Moldova, 1998–2021

0102030401998200920211998: 37.71999: 38.72000: 38.82001: 39.12002: 39.82003: 402004: 40.12005: 40.42006: 40.32007: 40.52008: 40.72009: 40.42010: 41.12011: 42.72012: 41.62013: 42.72014: 432015: 42.82016: 42.22017: 43.32018: 432019: 41.52021: 42.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of workers, aged 15-64, urban in Moldova is 42.22, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers, aged 15-64, urban in Moldova peaked at 43.3 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 37.73, in 1998.

Moldova ranks 17th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Average age of workers, aged 15-64, urban in Moldova, year by year

Annual values for Average age of workers, aged 15-64, urban in Moldova, 1998 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1998 37.73 —
1999 38.65 +2.4%
2000 38.76 +0.3%
2001 39.1 +0.9%
2002 39.8 +1.8%
2003 40.02 +0.6%
2004 40.06 +0.1%
2005 40.43 +0.9%
2006 40.31 -0.3%
2007 40.52 +0.5%
2008 40.67 +0.4%
2009 40.39 -0.7%
2010 41.11 +1.8%
2011 42.71 +3.9%
2012 41.61 -2.6%
2013 42.74 +2.7%
2014 42.95 +0.5%
2015 42.76 -0.5%
2016 42.25 -1.2%
2017 43.3 +2.5%
2018 42.97 -0.7%
2019 41.46 -3.5%
2021 42.22 +1.8%

Moldova compared with similar countries

  • Moldova's 42.22 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.94, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Moldova's 42.22 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.88, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 38.19 37.73 38.65 2
2000s 40.01 38.76 40.67 10
2010s 42.39 41.11 43.3 10
2020s 42.22 42.22 42.22 1

Countries ranked near Moldova

  1. 14 Greece 42.37 compare
  2. 15 Lithuania 42.31 compare
  3. 16 Sweden 42.27 compare
  4. 18 Czechia 42.2 compare
  5. 19 Serbia 42.17 compare
  6. 20 Armenia 42.11 compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers, aged 15-64, urban in Moldova?
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, urban in Moldova was 42.22 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Moldova?
The highest recorded value was 43.3 in 2017.
What is the lowest average age of workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Moldova?
The lowest recorded value was 37.73 in 1998.
How does Moldova rank for average age of workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Moldova ranks 17th out of 97 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Moldova?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Moldova 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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Average age of workers, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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