Median age of private paid employees in Uruguay

Uruguay: Median age of private paid employees was 39 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
39
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
26th
of 66 countries
All-time high
39
in 2020
All-time low
35
in 2000
Years of data
20
2000–2020

Median age of private paid employees in Uruguay, 2000–2020

0102030402000201020202000: 352001: 362002: 372003: 372004: 362005: 362006: 362007: 362008: 372009: 362010: 362011: 352012: 362014: 362015: 372016: 372017: 382018: 382019: 382020: 39

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age of private paid employees in Uruguay is 39, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of private paid employees in Uruguay peaked at 39 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 35, in 2000.

That places Uruguay 26th out of 66 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Median age of private paid employees in Uruguay, 2000 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2000 35
2001 36 +2.9%
2002 37 +2.8%
2003 37 +0.0%
2004 36 -2.7%
2005 36 +0.0%
2006 36 +0.0%
2007 36 +0.0%
2008 37 +2.8%
2009 36 -2.7%
2010 36 +0.0%
2011 35 -2.8%
2012 36 +2.9%
2014 36 +0.0%
2015 37 +2.8%
2016 37 +0.0%
2017 38 +2.7%
2018 38 +0.0%
2019 38 +0.0%
2020 39 +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 36.2 35 37 10
2010s 36.78 35 38 9
2020s 39 39 39 1

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 26 Poland 39 compare
  2. 26 Russian Federation 39 compare
  3. 26 Sri Lanka 39 compare
  4. 26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 39 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of private paid employees in Uruguay?
Median age of private paid employees in Uruguay was 39 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of private paid employees recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 39 in 2020.
What is the lowest median age of private paid employees recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 35 in 2000.
How does Uruguay rank for median age of private paid employees?
Uruguay ranks 26th out of 66 countries with data for 2020.
Is median age of private paid employees rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uruguay 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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