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

Australia: Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration was 42.63 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
42.63
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
6th
of 27 countries
All-time high
43.28
in 2013
All-time low
39.62
in 2002
Years of data
15
2001–2015

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

0102030402001200820152001: 39.92002: 39.62003: 40.52004: 40.22005: 402006: 40.12007: 40.52008: 41.42009: 422010: 42.12011: 42.62012: 42.52013: 43.32014: 432015: 42.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Australia recorded 42.63 for mean age of public paid employees, by industry: public administration in 2015.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mean age of public paid employees, by industry: public administration in Australia peaked at 43.28 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 39.62, in 2002.

Australia ranks 6th of 27 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2001 39.9
2002 39.62 -0.7%
2003 40.46 +2.1%
2004 40.16 -0.7%
2005 40 -0.4%
2006 40.1 +0.2%
2007 40.48 +1.0%
2008 41.36 +2.2%
2009 41.99 +1.5%
2010 42.15 +0.4%
2011 42.6 +1.1%
2012 42.46 -0.3%
2013 43.28 +1.9%
2014 43 -0.7%
2015 42.63 -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40.45 39.62 41.99 9
2010s 42.69 42.15 43.28 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 3 Morocco 43.61 compare
  2. 4 Armenia 43 compare
  3. 5 Chile 42.64 compare
  4. 7 Philippines 42.2 compare
  5. 8 Costa Rica 41.71 compare
  6. 9 Argentina 41.63 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: public administration in Australia?
Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: public administration in Australia was 42.63 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest mean age of public paid employees, by industry: public administration recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 43.28 in 2013.
What is the lowest mean age of public paid employees, by industry: public administration recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 39.62 in 2002.
How does Australia rank for mean age of public paid employees, by industry: public administration?
Australia ranks 6th out of 27 countries with data for 2015.
Is mean age of public paid employees, by industry: public administration rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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: Public Administration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 306 data points, 2000–2021
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