Average age, rural in Spain

Spain: Average age, rural was 43.58 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
43.58
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
12th
of 96 countries
All-time high
43.58
in 2016
All-time low
38.55
in 1992
Years of data
25
1992–2016

Average age, rural in Spain, 1992–2016

0102030401992200420161992: 38.61993: 38.91994: 39.11995: 39.61996: 39.91997: 40.11998: 40.21999: 40.62000: 40.92001: 40.92002: 40.92003: 41.22004: 41.92005: 422006: 41.82007: 422008: 42.62009: 42.62010: 42.52011: 42.32012: 42.62013: 42.72014: 42.82015: 43.22016: 43.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, average age, rural in Spain stood at 43.58. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, rural in Spain peaked at 43.58 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 38.55, in 1992.

Spain ranks 12th of 96 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Average age, rural in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Average age, rural in Spain, 1992 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1992 38.55 —
1993 38.94 +1.0%
1994 39.14 +0.5%
1995 39.57 +1.1%
1996 39.89 +0.8%
1997 40.11 +0.6%
1998 40.22 +0.3%
1999 40.58 +0.9%
2000 40.86 +0.7%
2001 40.86 +0.0%
2002 40.92 +0.1%
2003 41.19 +0.7%
2004 41.88 +1.7%
2005 42.05 +0.4%
2006 41.77 -0.7%
2007 42.03 +0.6%
2008 42.57 +1.3%
2009 42.58 +0.0%
2010 42.5 -0.2%
2011 42.3 -0.5%
2012 42.65 +0.8%
2013 42.65 +0.0%
2014 42.82 +0.4%
2015 43.19 +0.9%
2016 43.58 +0.9%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 43.58 is above the median for high income countries, which is 41.64, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 43.58 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 41.46, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 39.63 38.55 40.58 8
2000s 41.67 40.86 42.58 10
2010s 42.81 42.3 43.58 7

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 9 Belarus 43.81 compare
  2. 10 Serbia 43.69 compare
  3. 11 Sweden 43.65 compare
  4. 13 Latvia 42.96 compare
  5. 14 Lithuania 42.87 compare
  6. 15 Croatia 42.84 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, rural in Spain?
Average age, rural in Spain was 43.58 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, rural recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 43.58 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age, rural recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 38.55 in 1992.
How does Spain rank for average age, rural?
Spain ranks 12th out of 96 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age, rural rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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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