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

Colombia: Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Health was 42.6 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
42.6
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
10th
of 27 countries
All-time high
43.61
in 2012
All-time low
37.94
in 2003
Years of data
17
2001–2017

Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Health in Colombia, 2001–2017

0102030402001200920172001: 40.42002: 39.12003: 37.92004: 39.92005: 39.62006: 40.92007: 39.62008: 41.62009: 41.92010: 42.42011: 43.52012: 43.62013: 43.22014: 43.52015: 42.42016: 42.92017: 42.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for mean age of public paid employees, by industry: health in Colombia is 42.6, measured in 2017.

The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mean age of public paid employees, by industry: health in Colombia peaked at 43.61 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 37.94, in 2003.

That places Colombia 10th out of 27 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Health in Colombia, 2001 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2001 40.41
2002 39.08 -3.3%
2003 37.94 -2.9%
2004 39.86 +5.0%
2005 39.56 -0.7%
2006 40.85 +3.3%
2007 39.57 -3.2%
2008 41.55 +5.0%
2009 41.91 +0.9%
2010 42.43 +1.2%
2011 43.48 +2.5%
2012 43.61 +0.3%
2013 43.16 -1.0%
2014 43.53 +0.9%
2015 42.39 -2.6%
2016 42.92 +1.3%
2017 42.6 -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40.08 37.94 41.91 9
2010s 43.01 42.39 43.61 8

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 7 Russian Federation 43.31 compare
  2. 8 Morocco 43.14 compare
  3. 9 Australia 42.79 compare
  4. 11 Sri Lanka 41.91 compare
  5. 12 El Salvador 41.78 compare
  6. 13 Brazil 41.59 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 Colombia?
Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: health in Colombia was 42.6 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest mean age of public paid employees, by industry: health recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 43.61 in 2012.
What is the lowest mean age of public paid employees, by industry: health recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 37.94 in 2003.
How does Colombia rank for mean age of public paid employees, by industry: health?
Colombia ranks 10th out of 27 countries with data for 2017.
Is mean age of public paid employees, by industry: health rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia 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
Last refreshed