Mean age of public paid employees in Brazil

Brazil: Mean age of public paid employees was 41.97 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
41.97
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
43rd
of 66 countries
All-time high
41.97
in 2017
All-time low
38.21
in 2001
Years of data
15
2001–2017

Mean age of public paid employees in Brazil, 2001–2017

0102030402001200920172001: 38.22002: 38.32003: 38.72004: 38.82005: 392006: 39.32007: 39.42008: 39.82009: 39.82011: 39.92012: 40.12014: 40.52015: 41.12016: 41.92017: 42

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, mean age of public paid employees in Brazil stood at 41.97. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mean age of public paid employees in Brazil peaked at 41.97 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 38.21, in 2001.

Brazil ranks 43rd of 66 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 in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Mean age of public paid employees in Brazil, 2001 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2001 38.21
2002 38.3 +0.2%
2003 38.7 +1.0%
2004 38.83 +0.3%
2005 38.97 +0.4%
2006 39.34 +1.0%
2007 39.45 +0.3%
2008 39.81 +0.9%
2009 39.8 -0.0%
2011 39.92 +0.3%
2012 40.09 +0.4%
2014 40.5 +1.0%
2015 41.11 +1.5%
2016 41.85 +1.8%
2017 41.97 +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39.04 38.21 39.81 9
2010s 40.91 39.92 41.97 6

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 40 Ecuador 42.44 compare
  2. 41 Ukraine 42.39 compare
  3. 42 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 42.36 compare
  4. 44 Mexico 41.72 compare
  5. 45 Chile 41.69 compare
  6. 46 Dominican Republic 41.56 compare

See the full ranking of 66 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mean age of public paid employees in Brazil?
Mean age of public paid employees in Brazil was 41.97 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest mean age of public paid employees recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 41.97 in 2017.
What is the lowest mean age of public paid employees recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 38.21 in 2001.
How does Brazil rank for mean age of public paid employees?
Brazil ranks 43rd out of 66 countries with data for 2017.
Is mean age of public paid employees rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Mean age of public paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mean age of public paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
66 places, 812 data points, 2000–2022
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