Average age, urban in El Salvador

El Salvador: Average age, urban was 33.67 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
33.67
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
55th
of 99 countries
All-time high
33.67
in 2019
All-time low
25.8
in 1991
Years of data
22
1991–2019

Average age, urban in El Salvador, 1991–2019

01020301991200520191991: 25.81995: 26.81996: 27.31998: 26.51999: 27.62000: 28.12001: 28.52002: 28.92003: 27.82004: 28.42005: 28.82006: 28.82007: 29.82008: 29.32009: 29.72012: 30.82014: 31.42015: 31.92016: 32.42017: 32.62018: 33.22019: 33.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

El Salvador recorded 33.67 for average age, urban in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, urban in El Salvador peaked at 33.67 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.8, in 1991.

El Salvador ranks 55th of 99 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, urban in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Average age, urban in El Salvador, 1991 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1991 25.8 —
1995 26.84 +4.0%
1996 27.33 +1.8%
1998 26.47 -3.1%
1999 27.63 +4.4%
2000 28.11 +1.7%
2001 28.46 +1.3%
2002 28.88 +1.5%
2003 27.8 -3.8%
2004 28.4 +2.2%
2005 28.8 +1.4%
2006 28.75 -0.2%
2007 29.8 +3.6%
2008 29.29 -1.7%
2009 29.72 +1.5%
2012 30.77 +3.5%
2014 31.39 +2.0%
2015 31.87 +1.5%
2016 32.36 +1.5%
2017 32.61 +0.8%
2018 33.23 +1.9%
2019 33.67 +1.3%

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 33.67 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.8, 100% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 33.67 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.37, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 26.81 25.8 27.63 5
2000s 28.8 27.8 29.8 10
2010s 32.27 30.77 33.67 7

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 52 Argentina 34.47 compare
  2. 53 Tunisia 34.05 compare
  3. 54 Peru 33.8 compare
  4. 56 Kazakhstan 33.63 compare
  5. 57 Mexico 33.34 compare
  6. 58 Colombia 33.2 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, urban in El Salvador?
Average age, urban in El Salvador was 33.67 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, urban recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 33.67 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age, urban recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 25.8 in 1991.
How does El Salvador rank for average age, urban?
El Salvador ranks 55th out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age, urban rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. 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, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,372 data points, 1970–2021
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