Median age of private paid employees in Portugal

Portugal: Median age of private paid employees was 42 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
42
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
5th
of 66 countries
All-time high
42
in 2018
All-time low
37
in 2007
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Median age of private paid employees in Portugal, 2007–2018

0102030402007201220182007: 372008: 382009: 382010: 382011: 392012: 402013: 402014: 412015: 412016: 412017: 412018: 42

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 42 for median age of private paid employees in 2018. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of private paid employees in Portugal peaked at 42 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 37, in 2007.

That places Portugal 5th out of 66 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Median age of private paid employees in Portugal, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 37
2008 38 +2.7%
2009 38 +0.0%
2010 38 +0.0%
2011 39 +2.6%
2012 40 +2.6%
2013 40 +0.0%
2014 41 +2.5%
2015 41 +0.0%
2016 41 +0.0%
2017 41 +0.0%
2018 42 +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37.67 37 38 3
2010s 40.33 38 42 9

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 3 Latvia 43 compare
  2. 3 Lithuania 43 compare
  3. 5 Bulgaria 42 compare
  4. 5 Czechia 42 compare
  5. 5 Estonia 42 compare
  6. 5 Finland 42 compare
  7. 5 Iceland 42 compare
  8. 5 Romania 42 compare
  9. 5 Spain 42 compare
  10. 5 Switzerland 42 compare

See the full ranking of 66 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of private paid employees in Portugal?
Median age of private paid employees in Portugal was 42 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of private paid employees recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 42 in 2018.
What is the lowest median age of private paid employees recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 37 in 2007.
How does Portugal rank for median age of private paid employees?
Portugal ranks 5th out of 66 countries with data for 2018.
Is median age of private paid employees rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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 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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