Median age of private paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in South Africa
South Africa: Median age of private paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers was 35 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Median age of private paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in South Africa, 2008–2020
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 35 for median age of private paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age of private paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in South Africa peaked at 43 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 35, in 2020.
South Africa ranks 9th of 25 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Median age of private paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 41 | — |
| 2009 | 43 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 41 | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 37 | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 42 | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 41 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 40 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 37 | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 43 | +16.2% |
| 2019 | 39 | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 35 | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42 | 41 | 43 | 2 |
| 2010s | 40 | 37 | 43 | 8 |
| 2020s | 35 | 35 | 35 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is median age of private paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in South Africa?
- Median age of private paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in South Africa was 35 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest median age of private paid employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 43 in 2009.
- What is the lowest median age of private paid employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 35 in 2020.
- How does South Africa rank for median age of private paid employees, by occupation: medical workers?
- South Africa ranks 9th out of 25 countries with data for 2020.
- Is median age of private paid employees, by occupation: medical workers rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Median age of private paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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