Average age, rural in Brazil

Brazil: Average age, rural was 33.8 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
33.8
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
48th
of 96 countries
All-time high
33.8
in 2021
All-time low
23.13
in 1981
Years of data
37
1981–2021

Average age, rural in Brazil, 1981–2021

01020301981200120211981: 23.11982: 23.31983: 23.51984: 23.61985: 23.61986: 23.81987: 241988: 24.31989: 24.51990: 24.91992: 25.61993: 25.51995: 26.21996: 26.61997: 26.71998: 271999: 27.32001: 282002: 28.32003: 28.62004: 28.32005: 28.52006: 29.12007: 29.72008: 30.22009: 30.72011: 31.72012: 30.62013: 312014: 31.22015: 31.42016: 31.82017: 32.42018: 32.52019: 32.92020: 33.32021: 33.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 33.8 for average age, rural in 2021. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, rural in Brazil peaked at 33.8 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23.13, in 1981.

Brazil ranks 48th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Average age, rural in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Average age, rural in Brazil, 1981 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1981 23.13 —
1982 23.25 +0.5%
1983 23.49 +1.0%
1984 23.63 +0.6%
1985 23.57 -0.2%
1986 23.81 +1.0%
1987 24.05 +1.0%
1988 24.26 +0.9%
1989 24.54 +1.2%
1990 24.86 +1.3%
1992 25.55 +2.8%
1993 25.52 -0.1%
1995 26.18 +2.6%
1996 26.59 +1.6%
1997 26.71 +0.4%
1998 27 +1.1%
1999 27.3 +1.1%
2001 27.98 +2.5%
2002 28.28 +1.1%
2003 28.64 +1.3%
2004 28.3 -1.2%
2005 28.47 +0.6%
2006 29.08 +2.2%
2007 29.7 +2.1%
2008 30.15 +1.5%
2009 30.74 +1.9%
2011 31.68 +3.0%
2012 30.57 -3.5%
2013 30.95 +1.2%
2014 31.18 +0.7%
2015 31.4 +0.7%
2016 31.79 +1.2%
2017 32.38 +1.9%
2018 32.55 +0.5%
2019 32.86 +1.0%
2020 33.28 +1.3%
2021 33.8 +1.6%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 33.8 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.03, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 33.8 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.6, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 23.75 23.13 24.54 9
1990s 26.21 24.86 27.3 8
2000s 29.04 27.98 30.74 9
2010s 31.7 30.57 32.86 9
2020s 33.54 33.28 33.8 2

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 45 Sri Lanka 35.43 compare
  2. 46 Costa Rica 35.27 compare
  3. 47 Peru 34.15 compare
  4. 49 Turkey 33.64 compare
  5. 50 Tunisia 32.55 compare
  6. 51 Kosovo 32.42 compare
  7. 51 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 32.42 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, rural in Brazil?
Average age, rural in Brazil was 33.8 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, rural recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 33.8 in 2021.
What is the lowest average age, rural recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 23.13 in 1981.
How does Brazil rank for average age, rural?
Brazil ranks 48th out of 96 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age, rural rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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, rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,344 data points, 1970–2021
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