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

Finland: Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban was 42.44 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
42.44
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
11th
of 88 countries
All-time high
42.44
in 2016
All-time low
38.72
in 1998
Years of data
16
1995–2016

Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Finland, 1995–2016

0102030401995200520161995: 391997: 39.21998: 38.72004: 41.32005: 40.52006: 40.42007: 40.92008: 41.32009: 40.82010: 41.92011: 422012: 41.92013: 42.12014: 422015: 42.32016: 42.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Finland recorded 42.44 for average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in 2016. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Finland peaked at 42.44 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 38.72, in 1998.

Finland ranks 11th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Finland, 1995 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1995 38.98
1997 39.17 +0.5%
1998 38.72 -1.1%
2004 41.33 +6.7%
2005 40.47 -2.1%
2006 40.43 -0.1%
2007 40.88 +1.1%
2008 41.33 +1.1%
2009 40.77 -1.4%
2010 41.93 +2.9%
2011 41.99 +0.1%
2012 41.92 -0.2%
2013 42.08 +0.4%
2014 41.95 -0.3%
2015 42.32 +0.9%
2016 42.44 +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 38.96 38.72 39.17 3
2000s 40.87 40.43 41.33 6
2010s 42.09 41.92 42.44 7

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 8 Germany 42.69 compare
  2. 9 Lithuania 42.49 compare
  3. 10 Croatia 42.49 compare
  4. 12 France 42.36 compare
  5. 13 Portugal 42.36 compare
  6. 14 Latvia 42.34 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Finland?
Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban in Finland was 42.44 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 42.44 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 38.72 in 1998.
How does Finland rank for average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban?
Finland ranks 11th out of 88 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland 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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,180 data points, 1970–2021
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