Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, female in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, female was 42.36 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
42.36
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
22nd
of 92 countries
All-time high
42.36
in 2016
All-time low
36.84
in 1992
Years of data
18
1992–2016

Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, female in United Kingdom, 1992–2016

0102030401992200420161992: 36.81993: 37.21994: 37.51995: 37.31996: 37.81997: 37.71998: 37.72005: 40.82006: 41.12008: 41.32009: 41.62010: 39.82011: 40.52012: 41.92013: 40.12014: 39.62015: 412016: 42.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, female in United Kingdom stood at 42.36. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, female in United Kingdom peaked at 42.36 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 36.84, in 1992.

United Kingdom ranks 22nd of 92 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, female in United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, female in United Kingdom, 1992 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1992 36.84
1993 37.22 +1.0%
1994 37.47 +0.7%
1995 37.33 -0.4%
1996 37.8 +1.3%
1997 37.67 -0.3%
1998 37.72 +0.1%
2005 40.82 +8.2%
2006 41.05 +0.6%
2008 41.33 +0.7%
2009 41.55 +0.6%
2010 39.75 -4.3%
2011 40.48 +1.8%
2012 41.85 +3.4%
2013 40.05 -4.3%
2014 39.57 -1.2%
2015 40.98 +3.6%
2016 42.36 +3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 37.44 36.84 37.8 7
2000s 41.19 40.82 41.55 4
2010s 40.72 39.57 42.36 7

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 19 Italy 42.87 compare
  2. 20 United States 42.71 compare
  3. 21 Croatia 42.58 compare
  4. 23 Romania 42.35 compare
  5. 24 Czechia 42.3 compare
  6. 25 Kazakhstan 42.11 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, female in United Kingdom?
Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, female in United Kingdom was 42.36 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, female recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 42.36 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, female recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 36.84 in 1992.
How does United Kingdom rank for average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, female?
United Kingdom ranks 22nd out of 92 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,282 data points, 1970–2021
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