Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 25-64 in Ireland

Ireland: Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 25-64 was 43.38 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
43.38
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
25th
of 91 countries
All-time high
43.38
in 2016
All-time low
39.73
in 2007
Years of data
10
2004–2016

Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 25-64 in Ireland, 2004–2016

0102030402004201020162004: 41.22005: 40.82006: 41.22007: 39.72008: 40.82009: 40.82013: 41.92014: 42.72015: 43.12016: 43.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 43.38 for average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 25-64 in 2016. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 25-64 in Ireland peaked at 43.38 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 39.73, in 2007.

Ireland ranks 25th of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40.75 39.73 41.25 6
2010s 42.76 41.86 43.38 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 22 Spain 43.63 compare
  2. 23 Luxembourg 43.49 compare
  3. 24 Lithuania 43.46 compare
  4. 26 Chile 43.36 compare
  5. 27 Croatia 43.29 compare
  6. 28 Czechia 43.26 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 25-64 in Ireland?
Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 25-64 in Ireland was 43.38 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 25-64 recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 43.38 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 25-64 recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 39.73 in 2007.
How does Ireland rank for average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 25-64?
Ireland ranks 25th out of 91 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 25-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,274 data points, 1970–2021
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