Mean age of public paid employees in Portugal

Portugal: Mean age of public paid employees was 46.22 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
46.22
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
7th
of 66 countries
All-time high
46.22
in 2018
All-time low
42.35
in 2007
Years of data
12
2007–2018

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

010203040502007201220182007: 42.42008: 42.42009: 42.82010: 42.82011: 42.42012: 432013: 43.62014: 43.92015: 44.62016: 45.22017: 45.32018: 46.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, mean age of public paid employees in Portugal stood at 46.22. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mean age of public paid employees in Portugal peaked at 46.22 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 42.35, in 2007.

Portugal ranks 7th 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 Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Mean age of public paid employees in Portugal, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 42.35
2008 42.4 +0.1%
2009 42.76 +0.8%
2010 42.85 +0.2%
2011 42.38 -1.1%
2012 43.03 +1.5%
2013 43.56 +1.2%
2014 43.92 +0.8%
2015 44.59 +1.5%
2016 45.17 +1.3%
2017 45.34 +0.4%
2018 46.22 +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 42.5 42.35 42.76 3
2010s 44.12 42.38 46.22 9

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 4 Estonia 47.49 compare
  2. 5 Latvia 46.82 compare
  3. 6 Iceland 46.79 compare
  4. 8 Hungary 46.19 compare
  5. 9 Greece 45.72 compare
  6. 10 Finland 45.6 compare

See the full ranking of 66 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mean age of public paid employees in Portugal?
Mean age of public paid employees in Portugal was 46.22 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest mean age of public paid employees recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 46.22 in 2018.
What is the lowest mean age of public paid employees recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 42.35 in 2007.
How does Portugal rank for mean age of public paid employees?
Portugal ranks 7th out of 66 countries with data for 2018.
Is mean age of public paid employees rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal 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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