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

Brazil: Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, rural was 36.4 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
36.4
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
49th
of 86 countries
All-time high
36.45
in 2019
All-time low
31.2
in 1986
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

0102030401981200120211981: 32.11982: 31.81983: 31.91984: 31.81985: 31.51986: 31.21987: 31.91988: 321989: 32.11990: 31.41992: 32.51993: 32.51995: 32.41996: 32.41997: 32.51998: 33.31999: 32.62001: 32.62002: 32.92003: 33.72004: 33.52005: 33.32006: 33.92007: 34.32008: 33.82009: 34.72011: 342012: 342013: 34.32014: 34.42015: 34.62016: 34.82017: 35.42018: 362019: 36.42020: 36.32021: 36.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil is 36.4, measured in 2021.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil peaked at 36.45 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.2, in 1986.

Brazil ranks 49th 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 industrial sector, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1981 32.1
1982 31.75 -1.1%
1983 31.88 +0.4%
1984 31.81 -0.2%
1985 31.47 -1.1%
1986 31.2 -0.9%
1987 31.88 +2.2%
1988 32.02 +0.4%
1989 32.12 +0.3%
1990 31.37 -2.3%
1992 32.47 +3.5%
1993 32.47 -0.0%
1995 32.44 -0.1%
1996 32.42 -0.1%
1997 32.54 +0.4%
1998 33.27 +2.2%
1999 32.62 -1.9%
2001 32.63 +0.0%
2002 32.85 +0.7%
2003 33.73 +2.7%
2004 33.54 -0.6%
2005 33.32 -0.7%
2006 33.93 +1.8%
2007 34.28 +1.0%
2008 33.79 -1.4%
2009 34.71 +2.7%
2011 33.99 -2.1%
2012 34 +0.0%
2013 34.32 +0.9%
2014 34.38 +0.2%
2015 34.56 +0.5%
2016 34.83 +0.8%
2017 35.42 +1.7%
2018 36.02 +1.7%
2019 36.45 +1.2%
2020 36.25 -0.5%
2021 36.4 +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 31.8 31.2 32.12 9
1990s 32.45 31.37 33.27 8
2000s 33.64 32.63 34.71 9
2010s 34.88 33.99 36.45 9
2020s 36.32 36.25 36.4 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 47 Tunisia 37.04 compare
  2. 48 Belgium 36.64 compare
  3. 50 Mongolia 36.13 compare
  4. 51 Austria 36.09 compare
  5. 52 Philippines 36.02 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil?
Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, rural in Brazil was 36.4 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 36.45 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, rural recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 31.2 in 1986.
How does Brazil rank for average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, rural?
Brazil ranks 49th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, rural rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,157 data points, 1970–2021
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