Average age of workers, aged 25-64 in Chile

Chile: Average age of workers, aged 25-64 was 43 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
43
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
35th
of 108 countries
All-time high
43
in 2017
All-time low
39.17
in 1987
Years of data
14
1987–2017

Average age of workers, aged 25-64 in Chile, 1987–2017

0102030401987200220171987: 39.21990: 39.21992: 39.51994: 39.91996: 39.71998: 402000: 40.42003: 412006: 41.72009: 42.42011: 42.62013: 42.82015: 42.92017: 43

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, average age of workers, aged 25-64 in Chile stood at 43. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers, aged 25-64 in Chile peaked at 43 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 39.17, in 1987.

Chile ranks 35th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Average age of workers, aged 25-64 in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Average age of workers, aged 25-64 in Chile, 1987 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1987 39.17 —
1990 39.18 +0.0%
1992 39.52 +0.9%
1994 39.91 +1.0%
1996 39.7 -0.5%
1998 39.99 +0.8%
2000 40.36 +0.9%
2003 40.96 +1.5%
2006 41.7 +1.8%
2009 42.37 +1.6%
2011 42.6 +0.5%
2013 42.77 +0.4%
2015 42.93 +0.4%
2017 43 +0.1%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 43 is below the median for high income countries, which is 43.46, 99% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 43 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 41.35, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 39.17 39.17 39.17 1
1990s 39.66 39.18 39.99 5
2000s 41.35 40.36 42.37 4
2010s 42.82 42.6 43 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 32 Peru 43.24 compare
  2. 33 United Kingdom 43.14 compare
  3. 34 Kyrgyzstan 43.05 compare
  4. 36 Uruguay 42.9 compare
  5. 37 Croatia 42.87 compare
  6. 38 Slovenia 42.85 compare

See the full ranking of 108 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers, aged 25-64 in Chile?
Average age of workers, aged 25-64 in Chile was 43 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 43 in 2017.
What is the lowest average age of workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 39.17 in 1987.
How does Chile rank for average age of workers, aged 25-64?
Chile ranks 35th out of 108 countries with data for 2017.
Is average age of workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of workers, aged 25-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of workers, aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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