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

Brazil: Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, total was 38.29 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
38.29
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
59th
of 93 countries
All-time high
38.29
in 2021
All-time low
32.57
in 1981
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

0102030401981200120211981: 32.61982: 32.61983: 32.71984: 32.71985: 32.61986: 32.71987: 331988: 33.11989: 33.21990: 33.41992: 33.51993: 33.61995: 33.91996: 34.11997: 34.31998: 34.51999: 34.82001: 34.92002: 34.92003: 35.22004: 35.32005: 35.42006: 35.72007: 35.92008: 36.12009: 36.22011: 36.62012: 36.32013: 36.42014: 36.82015: 37.12016: 37.52017: 37.52018: 37.62019: 37.72020: 38.22021: 38.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, total in Brazil stood at 38.29. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, total in Brazil peaked at 38.29 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 32.57, in 1981.

That places Brazil 59th out of 93 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 32.78 32.57 33.16 9
1990s 34 33.35 34.76 8
2000s 35.52 34.9 36.24 9
2010s 37.06 36.3 37.7 9
2020s 38.24 38.2 38.29 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 56 Egypt 38.55 compare
  2. 57 Mexico 38.45 compare
  3. 58 China 38.36 compare
  4. 60 Colombia 38.12 compare
  5. 61 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 38.07 compare
  6. 62 Mongolia 37.9 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, total in Brazil?
Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, total in Brazil was 38.29 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, total recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 38.29 in 2021.
What is the lowest average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, total recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 32.57 in 1981.
How does Brazil rank for average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, total?
Brazil ranks 59th out of 93 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
93 places, 1,362 data points, 1970–2021
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