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

Brazil: Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, male was 37.96 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
37.96
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
55th
of 92 countries
All-time high
38.09
in 2020
All-time low
32.18
in 1986
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

0102030401981200120211981: 32.31982: 32.21983: 32.61984: 32.61985: 32.51986: 32.21987: 32.51988: 331989: 32.81990: 331992: 33.21993: 33.41995: 33.71996: 33.81997: 33.81998: 34.11999: 34.12001: 34.32002: 34.82003: 34.92004: 34.92005: 35.12006: 35.42007: 35.52008: 35.72009: 362011: 36.22012: 35.72013: 36.12014: 36.32015: 36.42016: 37.32017: 37.32018: 37.72019: 37.92020: 38.12021: 38

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, male in Brazil is 37.96, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, male in Brazil peaked at 38.09 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 32.18, in 1986.

Brazil ranks 55th of 92 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 industrial sector, aged 15-64, male in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, male in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1981 32.3
1982 32.2 -0.3%
1983 32.56 +1.1%
1984 32.59 +0.1%
1985 32.45 -0.4%
1986 32.18 -0.8%
1987 32.51 +1.0%
1988 32.97 +1.4%
1989 32.77 -0.6%
1990 32.99 +0.7%
1992 33.15 +0.5%
1993 33.36 +0.6%
1995 33.71 +1.0%
1996 33.78 +0.2%
1997 33.77 -0.0%
1998 34.1 +1.0%
1999 34.08 -0.1%
2001 34.27 +0.6%
2002 34.8 +1.5%
2003 34.86 +0.2%
2004 34.92 +0.2%
2005 35.06 +0.4%
2006 35.35 +0.8%
2007 35.55 +0.5%
2008 35.7 +0.4%
2009 35.99 +0.8%
2011 36.22 +0.6%
2012 35.66 -1.5%
2013 36.12 +1.3%
2014 36.32 +0.6%
2015 36.38 +0.2%
2016 37.27 +2.4%
2017 37.3 +0.1%
2018 37.71 +1.1%
2019 37.88 +0.4%
2020 38.09 +0.6%
2021 37.96 -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 32.5 32.18 32.97 9
1990s 33.62 32.99 34.1 8
2000s 35.17 34.27 35.99 9
2010s 36.76 35.66 37.88 9
2020s 38.03 37.96 38.09 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 52 Thailand 38.65 compare
  2. 53 Colombia 38.19 compare
  3. 54 Peru 38.09 compare
  4. 56 Indonesia 37.72 compare
  5. 57 Mexico 37.49 compare
  6. 58 Austria 37.39 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, male in Brazil?
Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, male in Brazil was 37.96 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, male recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 38.09 in 2020.
What is the lowest average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, male recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 32.18 in 1986.
How does Brazil rank for average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, male?
Brazil ranks 55th out of 92 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 industrial sector, aged 15-64, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, male
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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