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

Brazil: Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers was 38 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
38
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
13th
of 25 countries
All-time high
39
in 2002
All-time low
36
in 2009
Years of data
13
2002–2016

Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Brazil, 2002–2016

0102030402002200920162002: 392003: 392004: 382005: 392006: 392007: 372008: 382009: 362011: 382012: 362014: 362015: 372016: 38

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Brazil is 38, measured in 2016.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Brazil peaked at 39 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 36, in 2009.

Brazil ranks 13th of 25 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: Medical workers in Brazil, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 39
2003 39 +0.0%
2004 38 -2.6%
2005 39 +2.6%
2006 39 +0.0%
2007 37 -5.1%
2008 38 +2.7%
2009 36 -5.3%
2011 38 +5.6%
2012 36 -5.3%
2014 36 +0.0%
2015 37 +2.8%
2016 38 +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 38.12 36 39 8
2010s 37 36 38 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 10 Dominican Republic 40 compare
  2. 10 Paraguay 40 compare
  3. 12 Australia 39 compare
  4. 13 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 38 compare
  5. 13 Mexico 38 compare
  6. 13 Sri Lanka 38 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Brazil?
Median age of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers in Brazil was 38 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 39 in 2002.
What is the lowest median age of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 36 in 2009.
How does Brazil rank for median age of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers?
Brazil ranks 13th out of 25 countries with data for 2016.
Is median age of public paid employees, by occupation: medical workers rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil 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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