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

Spain: Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban was 43.53 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
43.53
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
3rd
of 87 countries
All-time high
43.53
in 2016
All-time low
37.64
in 2001
Years of data
25
1992–2016

Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban in Spain, 1992–2016

0102030401992200420161992: 37.71993: 38.61994: 38.71995: 38.41996: 38.61997: 38.61998: 38.11999: 37.72000: 37.72001: 37.62002: 37.82003: 37.82004: 39.32005: 38.82006: 38.92007: 392008: 39.22009: 40.32010: 40.92011: 41.52012: 41.82013: 42.12014: 42.62015: 43.12016: 43.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban in Spain stood at 43.53. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban in Spain peaked at 43.53 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 37.64, in 2001.

Spain ranks 3rd of 87 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban in Spain, 1992 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1992 37.74
1993 38.65 +2.4%
1994 38.74 +0.2%
1995 38.39 -0.9%
1996 38.57 +0.5%
1997 38.56 -0.0%
1998 38.13 -1.1%
1999 37.73 -1.1%
2000 37.75 +0.0%
2001 37.64 -0.3%
2002 37.78 +0.4%
2003 37.8 +0.1%
2004 39.29 +3.9%
2005 38.84 -1.2%
2006 38.94 +0.2%
2007 39.04 +0.3%
2008 39.21 +0.4%
2009 40.3 +2.8%
2010 40.87 +1.4%
2011 41.52 +1.6%
2012 41.79 +0.6%
2013 42.09 +0.7%
2014 42.62 +1.3%
2015 43.14 +1.2%
2016 43.53 +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 38.31 37.73 38.74 8
2000s 38.66 37.64 40.3 10
2010s 42.22 40.87 43.53 7

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 1 Korea 43.92 compare
  2. 2 Romania 43.85 compare
  3. 4 Armenia 43.52 compare
  4. 5 Italy 43.51 compare
  5. 6 Hungary 43.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban in Spain?
Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban in Spain was 43.53 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 43.53 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 37.64 in 2001.
How does Spain rank for average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban?
Spain ranks 3rd out of 87 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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
87 places, 1,172 data points, 1970–2021
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