Average age, rural in Philippines

Philippines: Average age, rural was 28.19 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
28.19
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
67th
of 96 countries
All-time high
28.19
in 2019
All-time low
24.73
in 1997
Years of data
22
1997–2019

Average age, rural in Philippines, 1997–2019

01020301997200820191997: 24.71998: 251999: 25.32000: 25.82001: 262002: 26.42003: 26.72004: 25.12005: 25.32007: 25.72008: 25.92009: 26.12010: 26.32011: 26.32012: 26.12013: 26.12014: 26.12015: 262016: 27.12017: 27.72018: 27.92019: 28.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age, rural in Philippines is 28.19, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, rural in Philippines peaked at 28.19 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24.73, in 1997.

Philippines ranks 67th 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 Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Average age, rural in Philippines, 1997 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1997 24.73 —
1998 24.99 +1.0%
1999 25.32 +1.3%
2000 25.85 +2.1%
2001 26.03 +0.7%
2002 26.45 +1.6%
2003 26.73 +1.1%
2004 25.07 -6.2%
2005 25.33 +1.0%
2007 25.73 +1.6%
2008 25.92 +0.7%
2009 26.09 +0.6%
2010 26.27 +0.7%
2011 26.28 +0.1%
2012 26.09 -0.7%
2013 26.09 +0.0%
2014 26.08 -0.0%
2015 26.03 -0.2%
2016 27.06 +4.0%
2017 27.69 +2.3%
2018 27.94 +0.9%
2019 28.19 +0.9%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 28.19 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.03, 85% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 28.19 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 33.37, 84% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25.02 24.73 25.32 3
2000s 25.91 25.07 26.73 9
2010s 26.77 26.03 28.19 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 64 Jamaica 28.99 compare
  2. 65 Paraguay 28.96 compare
  3. 66 Morocco 28.88 compare
  4. 68 Honduras 28.02 compare
  5. 69 South Africa 27.79 compare
  6. 70 Bangladesh 27.79 compare

See the full ranking of 96 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, rural in Philippines?
Average age, rural in Philippines was 28.19 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, rural recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 28.19 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age, rural recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 24.73 in 1997.
How does Philippines rank for average age, rural?
Philippines ranks 67th out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age, rural rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines 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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