Mean age of private paid employees in Portugal

Portugal: Mean age of private paid employees was 42.02 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
42.02
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
12th
of 66 countries
All-time high
42.02
in 2018
All-time low
38.42
in 2007
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Mean age of private paid employees in Portugal, 2007–2018

0102030402007201220182007: 38.42008: 39.22009: 39.12010: 39.12011: 39.42012: 40.42013: 40.72014: 41.22015: 41.32016: 41.42017: 41.82018: 42

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, mean age of private paid employees in Portugal stood at 42.02. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mean age of private paid employees in Portugal peaked at 42.02 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 38.42, in 2007.

Portugal ranks 12th of 66 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Mean age of private paid employees in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Mean age of private paid employees in Portugal, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 38.42
2008 39.17 +2.0%
2009 39.06 -0.3%
2010 39.11 +0.1%
2011 39.45 +0.9%
2012 40.38 +2.4%
2013 40.66 +0.7%
2014 41.2 +1.3%
2015 41.27 +0.2%
2016 41.41 +0.4%
2017 41.84 +1.0%
2018 42.02 +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 38.88 38.42 39.17 3
2010s 40.81 39.11 42.02 9

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 9 Spain 42.22 compare
  2. 10 Czechia 42.15 compare
  3. 11 Switzerland 42.05 compare
  4. 13 Romania 41.83 compare
  5. 14 Belgium 41.46 compare
  6. 15 Luxembourg 41.45 compare

See the full ranking of 66 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mean age of private paid employees in Portugal?
Mean age of private paid employees in Portugal was 42.02 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest mean age of private paid employees recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 42.02 in 2018.
What is the lowest mean age of private paid employees recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 38.42 in 2007.
How does Portugal rank for mean age of private paid employees?
Portugal ranks 12th out of 66 countries with data for 2018.
Is mean age of private paid employees rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Mean age of private paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mean age of private paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
66 places, 822 data points, 2000–2022
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