Median age of private paid employees in Australia

Australia: Median age of private paid employees was 36 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
36
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
39th
of 66 countries
All-time high
36
in 2011
All-time low
33
in 2003
Years of data
14
2002–2015

Median age of private paid employees in Australia, 2002–2015

0102030402002200820152002: 342003: 332004: 342005: 332006: 342007: 342008: 342009: 342010: 342011: 362012: 362013: 362014: 362015: 36

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Australia recorded 36 for median age of private paid employees in 2015. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of private paid employees in Australia peaked at 36 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 33, in 2003.

That places Australia 39th out of 66 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Median age of private paid employees in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Median age of private paid employees in Australia, 2002 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2002 34
2003 33 -2.9%
2004 34 +3.0%
2005 33 -2.9%
2006 34 +3.0%
2007 34 +0.0%
2008 34 +0.0%
2009 34 +0.0%
2010 34 +0.0%
2011 36 +5.9%
2012 36 +0.0%
2013 36 +0.0%
2014 36 +0.0%
2015 36 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 33.75 33 34 8
2010s 35.67 34 36 6

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 37 Panama 37 compare
  2. 37 Tunisia 37 compare
  3. 39 Costa Rica 36 compare
  4. 39 Malta 36 compare
  5. 39 Mongolia 36 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of private paid employees in Australia?
Median age of private paid employees in Australia was 36 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of private paid employees recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 36 in 2011.
What is the lowest median age of private paid employees recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 33 in 2003.
How does Australia rank for median age of private paid employees?
Australia ranks 39th out of 66 countries with data for 2015.
Is median age of private paid employees rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age of private paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
66 places, 821 data points, 2000–2022
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