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

Brazil: Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary was 42.51 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
42.51
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
35th
of 86 countries
All-time high
42.51
in 2021
All-time low
32.02
in 1986
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

0102030401981200120211981: 32.11982: 32.11983: 32.51984: 32.51985: 32.31986: 321987: 32.41988: 32.91989: 32.71990: 331992: 33.31993: 33.41995: 33.91996: 341997: 33.91998: 34.41999: 34.52001: 34.82002: 35.52003: 35.82004: 35.92005: 36.12006: 36.72007: 36.82008: 37.22009: 37.62011: 37.72012: 37.32013: 37.72014: 37.92015: 38.12016: 39.12017: 39.12018: 39.62019: 402020: 40.52021: 42.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary in Brazil is 42.51, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary in Brazil peaked at 42.51 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 32.02, in 1986.

That places Brazil 35th out of 86 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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, primary in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1981 32.14
1982 32.12 -0.0%
1983 32.53 +1.3%
1984 32.55 +0.1%
1985 32.29 -0.8%
1986 32.02 -0.8%
1987 32.43 +1.3%
1988 32.89 +1.4%
1989 32.75 -0.4%
1990 32.95 +0.6%
1992 33.26 +0.9%
1993 33.39 +0.4%
1995 33.88 +1.5%
1996 33.99 +0.3%
1997 33.93 -0.2%
1998 34.35 +1.2%
1999 34.49 +0.4%
2001 34.78 +0.8%
2002 35.48 +2.0%
2003 35.75 +0.8%
2004 35.87 +0.3%
2005 36.15 +0.8%
2006 36.66 +1.4%
2007 36.85 +0.5%
2008 37.18 +0.9%
2009 37.61 +1.2%
2011 37.66 +0.1%
2012 37.27 -1.0%
2013 37.71 +1.2%
2014 37.93 +0.6%
2015 38.13 +0.5%
2016 39.07 +2.5%
2017 39.13 +0.1%
2018 39.56 +1.1%
2019 40.02 +1.2%
2020 40.52 +1.3%
2021 42.51 +4.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 32.41 32.02 32.89 9
1990s 33.78 32.95 34.49 8
2000s 36.26 34.78 37.61 9
2010s 38.5 37.27 40.02 9
2020s 41.52 40.52 42.51 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 32 Poland 43.95 compare
  2. 33 United States 43.57 compare
  3. 34 Costa Rica 43.43 compare
  4. 36 Türkiye 42.5 compare
  5. 37 Mauritius 41.89 compare
  6. 38 Republic of Moldova 41.84 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary in Brazil?
Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary in Brazil was 42.51 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 42.51 in 2021.
What is the lowest average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 32.02 in 1986.
How does Brazil rank for average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary?
Brazil ranks 35th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,170 data points, 1970–2021
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