Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban in India
India: Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban was 37.4 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban in India, 1983–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
India recorded 37.4 for average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban in 2019. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban in India peaked at 37.4 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.06, in 1983.
India ranks 57th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 33.06 | — |
| 1987 | 33.47 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 33.75 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 33.86 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 33.56 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 33.98 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 34.26 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 34.52 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 34.99 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 36.7 | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 37.04 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 37.4 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.27 | 33.06 | 33.47 | 2 |
| 1990s | 33.8 | 33.75 | 33.86 | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.08 | 33.56 | 34.52 | 4 |
| 2010s | 36.53 | 34.99 | 37.4 | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 54 Mexico 37.75 compare
- 55 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 37.64 compare
- 56 Indonesia 37.44 compare
- 58 Nigeria 37.29 compare
- 59 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 37.21 compare
- 60 El Salvador 37.09 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban in India?
- Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban in India was 37.4 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 37.4 in 2019.
- What is the lowest average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.06 in 1983.
- How does India rank for average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban?
- India ranks 57th out of 88 countries with data for 2019.
- Is average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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