Mean age of private paid employees, by industry: Health in Australia

Australia: Mean age of private paid employees, by industry: Health was 41.79 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
41.79
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
3rd
of 27 countries
All-time high
42.39
in 2011
All-time low
38.72
in 2005
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Mean age of private paid employees, by industry: Health in Australia, 2001–2015

0102030402001200820152001: 40.32002: 40.42003: 39.62004: 39.32005: 38.72006: 39.92007: 41.12008: 41.82009: 41.92010: 41.12011: 42.42012: 41.82013: 422014: 41.92015: 41.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Australia recorded 41.79 for mean age of private paid employees, by industry: health in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mean age of private paid employees, by industry: health in Australia peaked at 42.39 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 38.72, in 2005.

Australia ranks 3rd of 27 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Mean age of private paid employees, by industry: Health in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Mean age of private paid employees, by industry: Health in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2001 40.33
2002 40.35 +0.1%
2003 39.56 -2.0%
2004 39.3 -0.7%
2005 38.72 -1.5%
2006 39.91 +3.1%
2007 41.06 +2.9%
2008 41.78 +1.8%
2009 41.87 +0.2%
2010 41.06 -1.9%
2011 42.39 +3.3%
2012 41.75 -1.5%
2013 41.98 +0.5%
2014 41.9 -0.2%
2015 41.79 -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40.32 38.72 41.87 9
2010s 41.81 41.06 42.39 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 1 Armenia 42.81 compare
  2. 2 Ukraine 42.51 compare
  3. 4 Argentina 41.51 compare
  4. 5 Uruguay 41.5 compare
  5. 6 El Salvador 39.17 compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mean age of private paid employees, by industry: health in Australia?
Mean age of private paid employees, by industry: health in Australia was 41.79 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest mean age of private paid employees, by industry: health recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 42.39 in 2011.
What is the lowest mean age of private paid employees, by industry: health recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 38.72 in 2005.
How does Australia rank for mean age of private paid employees, by industry: health?
Australia ranks 3rd out of 27 countries with data for 2015.
Is mean age of private paid employees, by industry: health rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Mean age of private paid employees, by industry: Health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mean age of private paid employees, by industry: Health
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 308 data points, 2000–2021
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