Mean age of public paid employees in Italy

Italy: Mean age of public paid employees was 48.51 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
48.51
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
1st
of 66 countries
All-time high
48.51
in 2018
All-time low
45.09
in 2007
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Mean age of public paid employees in Italy, 2007–2018

010203040502007201220182007: 45.12008: 45.32009: 45.82010: 462011: 46.22012: 46.62013: 46.92014: 47.62015: 47.82016: 48.52017: 48.32018: 48.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, mean age of public paid employees in Italy stood at 48.51. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mean age of public paid employees in Italy peaked at 48.51 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 45.09, in 2007.

Italy ranks 1st of 66 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Mean age of public paid employees in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Mean age of public paid employees in Italy, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 45.09
2008 45.28 +0.4%
2009 45.81 +1.2%
2010 45.98 +0.4%
2011 46.25 +0.6%
2012 46.58 +0.7%
2013 46.87 +0.6%
2014 47.56 +1.5%
2015 47.82 +0.5%
2016 48.45 +1.3%
2017 48.25 -0.4%
2018 48.51 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 45.39 45.09 45.81 3
2010s 47.36 45.98 48.51 9

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 2 Bulgaria 48.29 compare
  2. 3 Lithuania 48.01 compare
  3. 4 Estonia 47.49 compare

See the full ranking of 66 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mean age of public paid employees in Italy?
Mean age of public paid employees in Italy was 48.51 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest mean age of public paid employees recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 48.51 in 2018.
What is the lowest mean age of public paid employees recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 45.09 in 2007.
How does Italy rank for mean age of public paid employees?
Italy ranks 1st out of 66 countries with data for 2018.
Is mean age of public paid employees rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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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