Mean age of public paid employees in Colombia

Colombia: Mean age of public paid employees was 42.75 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
42.75
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
37th
of 66 countries
All-time high
42.75
in 2017
All-time low
38.76
in 2001
Years of data
17
2001–2017

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

0102030402001200920172001: 38.82002: 39.22003: 392004: 39.12005: 402006: 40.92007: 412008: 41.52009: 41.62010: 41.42011: 41.92012: 422013: 422014: 42.22015: 42.22016: 42.42017: 42.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for mean age of public paid employees in Colombia is 42.75, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mean age of public paid employees in Colombia peaked at 42.75 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 38.76, in 2001.

Colombia ranks 37th of 66 countries on this measure, 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 in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Mean age of public paid employees in Colombia, 2001 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2001 38.76
2002 39.25 +1.3%
2003 39.01 -0.6%
2004 39.13 +0.3%
2005 39.99 +2.2%
2006 40.94 +2.4%
2007 41.02 +0.2%
2008 41.46 +1.1%
2009 41.58 +0.3%
2010 41.38 -0.5%
2011 41.91 +1.3%
2012 41.98 +0.2%
2013 42.01 +0.1%
2014 42.23 +0.5%
2015 42.22 -0.0%
2016 42.38 +0.4%
2017 42.75 +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40.13 38.76 41.58 9
2010s 42.11 41.38 42.75 8

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 34 Costa Rica 43.06 compare
  2. 35 Uruguay 43.02 compare
  3. 36 Argentina 42.87 compare
  4. 38 South Africa 42.71 compare
  5. 39 El Salvador 42.69 compare
  6. 40 Ecuador 42.44 compare

See the full ranking of 66 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mean age of public paid employees in Colombia?
Mean age of public paid employees in Colombia was 42.75 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest mean age of public paid employees recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 42.75 in 2017.
What is the lowest mean age of public paid employees recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 38.76 in 2001.
How does Colombia rank for mean age of public paid employees?
Colombia ranks 37th out of 66 countries with data for 2017.
Is mean age of public paid employees rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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. 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
Last refreshed