Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador

El Salvador: Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban was 37.09 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
37.09
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
60th
of 88 countries
All-time high
37.32
in 2016
All-time low
33.23
in 1998
Years of data
20
1991–2017

Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador, 1991–2017

0102030401991200420171991: 33.61995: 33.31996: 341998: 33.21999: 33.92000: 34.32001: 34.82002: 34.72003: 34.32004: 34.32005: 35.52006: 34.92007: 35.72008: 35.32009: 35.82012: 36.32014: 36.92015: 37.22016: 37.32017: 37.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador is 37.09, measured in 2017.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador peaked at 37.32 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 33.23, in 1998.

That places El Salvador 60th out of 88 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador, 1991 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1991 33.56
1995 33.34 -0.6%
1996 34.05 +2.1%
1998 33.23 -2.4%
1999 33.94 +2.1%
2000 34.28 +1.0%
2001 34.76 +1.4%
2002 34.72 -0.1%
2003 34.34 -1.1%
2004 34.27 -0.2%
2005 35.52 +3.6%
2006 34.85 -1.9%
2007 35.7 +2.4%
2008 35.29 -1.1%
2009 35.77 +1.3%
2012 36.26 +1.4%
2014 36.93 +1.9%
2015 37.16 +0.6%
2016 37.32 +0.4%
2017 37.09 -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33.62 33.23 34.05 5
2000s 34.95 34.27 35.77 10
2010s 36.95 36.26 37.32 5

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 57 India 37.4 compare
  2. 58 Nigeria 37.29 compare
  3. 59 Bolivia 37.21 compare
  4. 61 Mongolia 36.9 compare
  5. 62 Philippines 36.73 compare
  6. 63 Madagascar 36.62 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador?
Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban in El Salvador was 37.09 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 37.32 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 33.23 in 1998.
How does El Salvador rank for average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban?
El Salvador ranks 60th out of 88 countries with data for 2017.
Is average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador 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, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,180 data points, 1970–2021
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