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

Australia: Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Health was 42.79 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
42.79
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
9th
of 27 countries
All-time high
43.26
in 2012
All-time low
40.32
in 2002
Years of data
15
2001–2015

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

0102030402001200820152001: 40.52002: 40.32003: 41.32004: 41.72005: 41.42006: 41.92007: 41.82008: 42.42009: 42.82010: 42.82011: 42.82012: 43.32013: 42.82014: 43.12015: 42.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, mean age of public paid employees, by industry: health in Australia stood at 42.79.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mean age of public paid employees, by industry: health in Australia peaked at 43.26 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 40.32, in 2002.

Australia ranks 9th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Health in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2001 40.5
2002 40.32 -0.4%
2003 41.31 +2.4%
2004 41.7 +1.0%
2005 41.44 -0.6%
2006 41.86 +1.0%
2007 41.78 -0.2%
2008 42.37 +1.4%
2009 42.84 +1.1%
2010 42.8 -0.1%
2011 42.82 +0.1%
2012 43.26 +1.0%
2013 42.8 -1.1%
2014 43.14 +0.8%
2015 42.79 -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.57 40.32 42.84 9
2010s 42.93 42.79 43.26 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 6 Uruguay 43.45 compare
  2. 7 Russia 43.31 compare
  3. 8 Morocco 43.14 compare
  4. 10 Colombia 42.6 compare
  5. 11 Sri Lanka 41.91 compare
  6. 12 El Salvador 41.78 compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mean age of public paid employees, by industry: health in Australia?
Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: health in Australia was 42.79 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest mean age of public paid employees, by industry: health recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 43.26 in 2012.
What is the lowest mean age of public paid employees, by industry: health recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 40.32 in 2002.
How does Australia rank for mean age of public paid employees, by industry: health?
Australia ranks 9th out of 27 countries with data for 2015.
Is mean age of public paid employees, by industry: health rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 public paid employees, by industry: Health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Health
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 307 data points, 2000–2021
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