Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Health in Australia

Australia: Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Health was 42 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
42
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
2nd
of 27 countries
All-time high
43
in 2011
All-time low
38
in 2005
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Health in Australia, 2001–2015

0102030402001200820152001: 412002: 412003: 392004: 402005: 382006: 402007: 402008: 422009: 412010: 412011: 432012: 422013: 432014: 432015: 42

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Australia recorded 42 for median age of private paid employees, by industry: health in 2015.

The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of private paid employees, by industry: health in Australia peaked at 43 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 38, in 2005.

That places Australia 2nd out of 27 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Health in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Health in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2001 41
2002 41 +0.0%
2003 39 -4.9%
2004 40 +2.6%
2005 38 -5.0%
2006 40 +5.3%
2007 40 +0.0%
2008 42 +5.0%
2009 41 -2.4%
2010 41 +0.0%
2011 43 +4.9%
2012 42 -2.3%
2013 43 +2.4%
2014 43 +0.0%
2015 42 -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40.22 38 42 9
2010s 42.33 41 43 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 1 Armenia 43 compare
  2. 2 Ukraine 42 compare
  3. 4 Uruguay 41 compare
  4. 5 Argentina 40 compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of private paid employees, by industry: health in Australia?
Median age of private paid employees, by industry: health in Australia was 42 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of private paid employees, by industry: health recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 43 in 2011.
What is the lowest median age of private paid employees, by industry: health recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 38 in 2005.
How does Australia rank for median age of private paid employees, by industry: health?
Australia ranks 2nd out of 27 countries with data for 2015.
Is median age of private paid employees, by industry: health rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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 Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Health
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 309 data points, 2000–2021
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