Median age of public paid employees in Brazil

Brazil: Median age of public paid employees was 42 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
42
World rank
40th
of 66 countries
All-time high
42
in 2016
All-time low
38
in 2001
Years of data
16
2001–2021

Median age of public paid employees in Brazil, 2001–2021

0102030402001201120212001: 382002: 382003: 392004: 392005: 392006: 392007: 402008: 402009: 402011: 402012: 402014: 402015: 412016: 422017: 422021: 42

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 42 for median age of public paid employees in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of public paid employees in Brazil peaked at 42 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 38, in 2001.

That places Brazil 40th out of 66 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Median age of public paid employees in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Median age of public paid employees in Brazil, 2001 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2001 38
2002 38 +0.0%
2003 39 +2.6%
2004 39 +0.0%
2005 39 +0.0%
2006 39 +0.0%
2007 40 +2.6%
2008 40 +0.0%
2009 40 +0.0%
2011 40 +0.0%
2012 40 +0.0%
2014 40 +0.0%
2015 41 +2.5%
2016 42 +2.4%
2017 42 +0.0%
2021 42 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39.11 38 40 9
2010s 40.83 40 42 6
2020s 42 42 42 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 40 Ecuador 42 compare
  2. 40 Ukraine 42 compare
  3. 43 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 41 compare
  4. 43 Cambodia 41 compare
  5. 43 Chile 41 compare
  6. 43 Honduras 41 compare
  7. 43 Luxembourg 41 compare
  8. 43 Mexico 41 compare
  9. 43 Sri Lanka 41 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of public paid employees in Brazil?
Median age of public paid employees in Brazil was 42 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of public paid employees recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 42 in 2016.
What is the lowest median age of public paid employees recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 38 in 2001.
How does Brazil rank for median age of public paid employees?
Brazil ranks 40th out of 66 countries with data for 2021.
Is median age of public paid employees rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Median age of public paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age of public paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
66 places, 819 data points, 2000–2022
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