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

Brazil: Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban was 38.35 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
38.35
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
54th
of 88 countries
All-time high
38.35
in 2021
All-time low
32.66
in 1982
Years of data
37
1981–2021

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

0102030401981200120211981: 32.71982: 32.71983: 32.71984: 32.71985: 32.71986: 32.81987: 33.11988: 33.21989: 33.31990: 33.51992: 33.61993: 33.71995: 341996: 34.11997: 34.41998: 34.61999: 34.92001: 352002: 352003: 35.32004: 35.42005: 35.52006: 35.82007: 35.92008: 36.22009: 36.32011: 36.72012: 36.42013: 36.52014: 36.82015: 37.22016: 37.62017: 37.62018: 37.72019: 37.82020: 38.32021: 38.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 38.35 for average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in 2021. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil peaked at 38.35 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 32.66, in 1982.

That places Brazil 54th out of 88 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, urban in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1981 32.7
1982 32.66 -0.1%
1983 32.75 +0.3%
1984 32.71 -0.1%
1985 32.69 -0.1%
1986 32.78 +0.3%
1987 33.08 +0.9%
1988 33.2 +0.4%
1989 33.27 +0.2%
1990 33.46 +0.6%
1992 33.58 +0.4%
1993 33.72 +0.4%
1995 34.03 +0.9%
1996 34.15 +0.4%
1997 34.35 +0.6%
1998 34.61 +0.7%
1999 34.85 +0.7%
2001 34.95 +0.3%
2002 35.03 +0.2%
2003 35.29 +0.7%
2004 35.43 +0.4%
2005 35.49 +0.2%
2006 35.75 +0.8%
2007 35.93 +0.5%
2008 36.17 +0.7%
2009 36.31 +0.4%
2011 36.72 +1.1%
2012 36.39 -0.9%
2013 36.54 +0.4%
2014 36.85 +0.8%
2015 37.18 +0.9%
2016 37.55 +1.0%
2017 37.57 +0.0%
2018 37.73 +0.4%
2019 37.77 +0.1%
2020 38.25 +1.3%
2021 38.35 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 32.87 32.66 33.27 9
1990s 34.09 33.46 34.85 8
2000s 35.6 34.95 36.31 9
2010s 37.15 36.39 37.77 9
2020s 38.3 38.25 38.35 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 51 Egypt 38.63 compare
  2. 52 Nigeria 38.62 compare
  3. 53 Austria 38.57 compare
  4. 55 India 38.33 compare
  5. 56 Colombia 38.21 compare
  6. 57 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 37.99 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil?
Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Brazil was 38.35 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 38.35 in 2021.
What is the lowest average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 32.66 in 1982.
How does Brazil rank for average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban?
Brazil ranks 54th out of 88 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,180 data points, 1970–2021
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