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

South Africa: Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Health was 36 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
36
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
19th
of 27 countries
All-time high
40
in 2012
All-time low
33
in 2013
Years of data
12
2008–2020

Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Health in South Africa, 2008–2020

0102030402008201420202008: 392009: 392010: 372012: 402013: 332014: 402015: 372016: 372017: 372018: 372019: 342020: 36

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 36 for median age of public paid employees, by industry: health in 2020.

The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of public paid employees, by industry: health in South Africa peaked at 40 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 33, in 2013.

South Africa ranks 19th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Health in South Africa, 2008 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2008 39
2009 39 +0.0%
2010 37 -5.1%
2012 40 +8.1%
2013 33 -17.5%
2014 40 +21.2%
2015 37 -7.5%
2016 37 +0.0%
2017 37 +0.0%
2018 37 +0.0%
2019 34 -8.1%
2020 36 +5.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39 39 39 2
2010s 36.89 33 40 9
2020s 36 36 36 1

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 16 Zambia 38 compare
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  4. 19 Chile 36 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of public paid employees, by industry: health in South Africa?
Median age of public paid employees, by industry: health in South Africa was 36 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of public paid employees, by industry: health recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 40 in 2012.
What is the lowest median age of public paid employees, by industry: health recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 33 in 2013.
How does South Africa rank for median age of public paid employees, by industry: health?
South Africa ranks 19th out of 27 countries with data for 2020.
Is median age of public paid employees, by industry: health rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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 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
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