Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, above in Brazil

Brazil: Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, above was 36.8 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
36.8
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
59th
of 92 countries
All-time high
37.03
in 2020
All-time low
31.38
in 1983
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

0102030401981200120211981: 31.51982: 31.41983: 31.41984: 31.51985: 31.51986: 31.91987: 321988: 32.21989: 32.41990: 32.61992: 33.81993: 33.91995: 34.21996: 34.31997: 34.41998: 34.51999: 34.52001: 34.32002: 34.22003: 34.32004: 34.42005: 34.32006: 34.62007: 34.72008: 34.92009: 352011: 35.32012: 35.22013: 35.42014: 35.62015: 362016: 36.32017: 36.32018: 36.52019: 36.52020: 372021: 36.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 36.8 for average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, above in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, above in Brazil peaked at 37.03 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 31.38, in 1983.

That places Brazil 59th out of 92 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, above in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, above primary education in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1981 31.52
1982 31.39 -0.4%
1983 31.38 -0.0%
1984 31.53 +0.5%
1985 31.5 -0.1%
1986 31.85 +1.1%
1987 31.96 +0.3%
1988 32.22 +0.8%
1989 32.35 +0.4%
1990 32.64 +0.9%
1992 33.8 +3.6%
1993 33.89 +0.3%
1995 34.23 +1.0%
1996 34.25 +0.1%
1997 34.38 +0.4%
1998 34.53 +0.4%
1999 34.48 -0.1%
2001 34.33 -0.4%
2002 34.23 -0.3%
2003 34.27 +0.1%
2004 34.43 +0.5%
2005 34.29 -0.4%
2006 34.64 +1.0%
2007 34.7 +0.2%
2008 34.9 +0.6%
2009 35.02 +0.3%
2011 35.34 +0.9%
2012 35.17 -0.5%
2013 35.39 +0.6%
2014 35.64 +0.7%
2015 35.96 +0.9%
2016 36.31 +1.0%
2017 36.3 -0.0%
2018 36.46 +0.4%
2019 36.54 +0.2%
2020 37.03 +1.3%
2021 36.8 -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 31.74 31.38 32.35 9
1990s 34.02 32.64 34.53 8
2000s 34.53 34.23 35.02 9
2010s 35.9 35.17 36.54 9
2020s 36.92 36.8 37.03 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 56 Peru 37.32 compare
  2. 57 Mexico 37.17 compare
  3. 58 Ecuador 36.99 compare
  4. 60 China 36.68 compare
  5. 61 India 36.46 compare
  6. 62 Colombia 36.44 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, above in Brazil?
Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, above in Brazil was 36.8 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, above recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 37.03 in 2020.
What is the lowest average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, above recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 31.38 in 1983.
How does Brazil rank for average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, above?
Brazil ranks 59th out of 92 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, above rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 service sector, aged 15-64, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,222 data points, 1970–2021
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