Average age of workers, aged 25-64 in El Salvador

El Salvador: Average age of workers, aged 25-64 was 41.38 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
41.38
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
63rd
of 108 countries
All-time high
41.38
in 2019
All-time low
39.29
in 1998
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Average age of workers, aged 25-64 in El Salvador, 1991–2019

0102030401991200520191991: 39.91995: 39.81996: 39.91998: 39.31999: 39.82000: 40.12001: 402002: 40.12003: 39.32004: 39.42005: 39.82006: 39.72007: 40.22008: 40.12009: 40.12012: 40.72014: 40.72015: 40.92016: 41.12017: 412018: 41.22019: 41.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, average age of workers, aged 25-64 in El Salvador stood at 41.38. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers, aged 25-64 in El Salvador peaked at 41.38 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 39.29, in 1998.

That places El Salvador 63rd out of 108 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Average age of workers, aged 25-64 in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1991 39.92 —
1995 39.75 -0.4%
1996 39.91 +0.4%
1998 39.29 -1.5%
1999 39.84 +1.4%
2000 40.1 +0.7%
2001 40.04 -0.2%
2002 40.07 +0.1%
2003 39.32 -1.9%
2004 39.44 +0.3%
2005 39.76 +0.8%
2006 39.71 -0.1%
2007 40.23 +1.3%
2008 40.11 -0.3%
2009 40.09 -0.0%
2012 40.74 +1.6%
2014 40.72 -0.0%
2015 40.86 +0.3%
2016 41.15 +0.7%
2017 41.05 -0.2%
2018 41.17 +0.3%
2019 41.38 +0.5%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 41.38 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.21, 98% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 41.38 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
1990s 39.74 39.29 39.92 5
2000s 39.89 39.32 40.23 10
2010s 41.01 40.72 41.38 7

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 60 Bolivia 41.7 compare
  2. 61 Puerto Rico 41.67 compare
  3. 62 Morocco 41.55 compare
  4. 64 Honduras 41.32 compare
  5. 65 Colombia 41.27 compare
  6. 66 Brazil 41.16 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers, aged 25-64 in El Salvador?
Average age of workers, aged 25-64 in El Salvador was 41.38 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers, aged 25-64 recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 41.38 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age of workers, aged 25-64 recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 39.29 in 1998.
How does El Salvador rank for average age of workers, aged 25-64?
El Salvador ranks 63rd out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age of workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this El Salvador 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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