Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Australia

Australia: Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers was 39 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
39
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 25 countries
All-time high
44
in 2007
All-time low
39
in 2013
Years of data
15
2001–2015

Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Australia, 2001–2015

0102030402001200820152001: 402002: 402003: 412004: 412005: 412006: 422007: 442008: 442009: 422010: 422011: 412012: 412013: 392014: 392015: 39

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Australia is 39, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Australia peaked at 44 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 39, in 2013.

Australia ranks 12th of 25 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Australia, 2001 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2001 40
2002 40 +0.0%
2003 41 +2.5%
2004 41 +0.0%
2005 41 +0.0%
2006 42 +2.4%
2007 44 +4.8%
2008 44 +0.0%
2009 42 -4.5%
2010 42 +0.0%
2011 41 -2.4%
2012 41 +0.0%
2013 39 -4.9%
2014 39 +0.0%
2015 39 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.67 40 44 9
2010s 40.17 39 42 6

Countries ranked near Australia

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Australia?
Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Australia was 39 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 44 in 2007.
What is the lowest median age of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 39 in 2013.
How does Australia rank for median age of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers?
Australia ranks 12th out of 25 countries with data for 2015.
Is median age of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 278 data points, 2000–2020
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