Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Health in Colombia

Colombia: Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Health was 43 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
43
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
7th
of 27 countries
All-time high
46
in 2014
All-time low
39
in 2003
Years of data
17
2001–2017

Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Health in Colombia, 2001–2017

010203040502001200920172001: 402002: 412003: 392004: 402005: 422006: 442007: 402008: 432009: 442010: 442011: 452012: 452013: 452014: 462015: 432016: 452017: 43

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, median age of public paid employees, by industry: health in Colombia stood at 43.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of public paid employees, by industry: health in Colombia peaked at 46 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 39, in 2003.

Colombia ranks 7th of 27 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Health in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Health in Colombia, 2001 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2001 40
2002 41 +2.5%
2003 39 -4.9%
2004 40 +2.6%
2005 42 +5.0%
2006 44 +4.8%
2007 40 -9.1%
2008 43 +7.5%
2009 44 +2.3%
2010 44 +0.0%
2011 45 +2.3%
2012 45 +0.0%
2013 45 +0.0%
2014 46 +2.2%
2015 43 -6.5%
2016 45 +4.7%
2017 43 -4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.44 39 44 9
2010s 44.5 43 46 8

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 4 Argentina 44 compare
  2. 4 Morocco 44 compare
  3. 4 Russian Federation 44 compare
  4. 7 Australia 43 compare
  5. 7 Ukraine 43 compare
  6. 10 El Salvador 42 compare
  7. 10 Uruguay 42 compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of public paid employees, by industry: health in Colombia?
Median age of public paid employees, by industry: health in Colombia was 43 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of public paid employees, by industry: health recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 46 in 2014.
What is the lowest median age of public paid employees, by industry: health recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 39 in 2003.
How does Colombia rank for median age of public paid employees, by industry: health?
Colombia ranks 7th out of 27 countries with data for 2017.
Is median age of public paid employees, by industry: health rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Health
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 305 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed