Average age, rural in El Salvador

El Salvador: Average age, rural was 30.64 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
30.64
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
57th
of 96 countries
All-time high
30.64
in 2019
All-time low
22.81
in 1991
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Average age, rural in El Salvador, 1991–2019

01020301991200520191991: 22.81995: 23.51996: 23.81998: 23.81999: 24.42000: 24.72001: 25.12002: 25.42003: 24.72004: 25.52005: 25.52006: 25.62007: 26.12008: 26.12009: 26.42012: 27.82014: 28.42015: 28.82016: 29.12017: 29.42018: 29.92019: 30.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, average age, rural in El Salvador stood at 30.64. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, rural in El Salvador peaked at 30.64 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.81, in 1991.

El Salvador ranks 57th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Average age, rural in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Average age, rural in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1991 22.81 —
1995 23.47 +2.9%
1996 23.78 +1.3%
1998 23.84 +0.3%
1999 24.41 +2.4%
2000 24.68 +1.1%
2001 25.11 +1.7%
2002 25.41 +1.2%
2003 24.69 -2.8%
2004 25.5 +3.3%
2005 25.46 -0.2%
2006 25.65 +0.7%
2007 26.14 +1.9%
2008 26.11 -0.1%
2009 26.41 +1.2%
2012 27.81 +5.3%
2014 28.37 +2.0%
2015 28.82 +1.6%
2016 29.11 +1.0%
2017 29.41 +1.0%
2018 29.95 +1.8%
2019 30.64 +2.3%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 30.64 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.03, 93% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 30.64 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.6, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23.66 22.81 24.41 5
2000s 25.52 24.68 26.41 10
2010s 29.16 27.81 30.64 7

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 54 Bolivia 31.75 compare
  2. 55 Mexico 31.41 compare
  3. 56 Panama 30.75 compare
  4. 58 Colombia 30.6 compare
  5. 59 Dominican Republic 30.39 compare
  6. 60 India 29.96 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, rural in El Salvador?
Average age, rural in El Salvador was 30.64 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, rural recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 30.64 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age, rural recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 22.81 in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for average age, rural?
El Salvador ranks 57th out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age, rural rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador 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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