Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64 in Brazil

Brazil: Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64 was 43.45 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
43.45
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
42nd
of 86 countries
All-time high
43.45
in 2021
All-time low
33.2
in 1984
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64 in Brazil, 1981–2021

0102030401981200120211981: 33.41982: 33.31983: 33.41984: 33.21985: 33.21986: 33.81987: 33.81988: 34.11989: 34.21990: 34.31992: 35.21993: 35.31995: 35.61996: 361997: 36.21998: 36.41999: 36.62001: 36.92002: 37.12003: 37.22004: 37.12005: 37.52006: 37.92007: 38.32008: 392009: 39.22011: 40.32012: 392013: 39.42014: 39.82015: 39.92016: 40.12017: 40.22018: 40.42019: 40.72020: 41.42021: 43.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64 in Brazil stood at 43.45. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64 in Brazil peaked at 43.45 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 33.2, in 1984.

Brazil ranks 42nd of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64 in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1981 33.43
1982 33.35 -0.2%
1983 33.36 +0.0%
1984 33.2 -0.5%
1985 33.24 +0.1%
1986 33.79 +1.7%
1987 33.79 -0.0%
1988 34.12 +1.0%
1989 34.22 +0.3%
1990 34.25 +0.1%
1992 35.18 +2.7%
1993 35.32 +0.4%
1995 35.63 +0.9%
1996 36 +1.0%
1997 36.23 +0.6%
1998 36.43 +0.6%
1999 36.6 +0.4%
2001 36.9 +0.8%
2002 37.06 +0.4%
2003 37.2 +0.4%
2004 37.05 -0.4%
2005 37.51 +1.2%
2006 37.86 +1.0%
2007 38.33 +1.2%
2008 38.97 +1.7%
2009 39.21 +0.6%
2011 40.27 +2.7%
2012 38.97 -3.2%
2013 39.37 +1.0%
2014 39.79 +1.1%
2015 39.85 +0.2%
2016 40.11 +0.6%
2017 40.2 +0.2%
2018 40.42 +0.5%
2019 40.67 +0.6%
2020 41.45 +1.9%
2021 43.45 +4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 33.61 33.2 34.22 9
1990s 35.71 34.25 36.6 8
2000s 37.79 36.9 39.21 9
2010s 39.96 38.97 40.67 9
2020s 42.45 41.45 43.45 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 39 United States of America 43.96 compare
  2. 40 Indonesia 43.73 compare
  3. 41 Paraguay 43.45 compare
  4. 43 Netherlands 43.02 compare
  5. 44 Czechia 43 compare
  6. 44 Kazakhstan 43 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64 in Brazil?
Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64 in Brazil was 43.45 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64 recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 43.45 in 2021.
What is the lowest average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64 recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 33.2 in 1984.
How does Brazil rank for average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64?
Brazil ranks 42nd out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,152 data points, 1970–2021
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