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

Brazil: Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total was 37.86 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
37.86
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
56th
of 93 countries
All-time high
38
in 2020
All-time low
31.97
in 1986
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

0102030401981200120211981: 32.11982: 321983: 32.41984: 32.41985: 32.21986: 321987: 32.41988: 32.81989: 32.71990: 32.91992: 33.21993: 33.41995: 33.91996: 341997: 33.91998: 34.21999: 34.22001: 34.32002: 34.92003: 352004: 352005: 35.22006: 35.52007: 35.62008: 35.82009: 36.22011: 36.22012: 35.82013: 36.12014: 36.32015: 36.42016: 37.32017: 37.32018: 37.72019: 37.92020: 382021: 37.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 37.86 for average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total in 2021.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total in Brazil peaked at 38 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31.97, in 1986.

Brazil ranks 56th of 93 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 32.32 31.97 32.8 9
1990s 33.72 32.88 34.24 8
2000s 35.29 34.33 36.19 9
2010s 36.78 35.76 37.92 9
2020s 37.93 37.86 38 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 53 China (People’s Republic of) 38.25 compare
  2. 54 Colombia 38.16 compare
  3. 55 Peru 37.93 compare
  4. 57 Ecuador 37.61 compare
  5. 58 Indonesia 37.48 compare
  6. 59 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 37.46 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total in Brazil?
Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total in Brazil was 37.86 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 38 in 2020.
What is the lowest average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 31.97 in 1986.
How does Brazil rank for average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total?
Brazil ranks 56th out of 93 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
93 places, 1,362 data points, 1970–2021
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