Median age of public paid employees in El Salvador

El Salvador: Median age of public paid employees was 43 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
43
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 66 countries
All-time high
43
in 2017
All-time low
36
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2021

Median age of public paid employees in El Salvador, 2000–2021

0102030402000201020212000: 362001: 362002: 372003: 362004: 372005: 382006: 382007: 392008: 392009: 392012: 412014: 412015: 412016: 422017: 432018: 432019: 432021: 43

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, median age of public paid employees in El Salvador stood at 43. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of public paid employees in El Salvador peaked at 43 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 36, in 2000.

El Salvador ranks 35th of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Median age of public paid employees in El Salvador, year by year

Annual values for Median age of public paid employees in El Salvador, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 36
2001 36 +0.0%
2002 37 +2.8%
2003 36 -2.7%
2004 37 +2.8%
2005 38 +2.7%
2006 38 +0.0%
2007 39 +2.6%
2008 39 +0.0%
2009 39 +0.0%
2012 41 +5.1%
2014 41 +0.0%
2015 41 +0.0%
2016 42 +2.4%
2017 43 +2.4%
2018 43 +0.0%
2019 43 +0.0%
2021 43 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37.5 36 39 10
2010s 42 41 43 7
2020s 43 43 43 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of public paid employees in El Salvador?
Median age of public paid employees in El Salvador was 43 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of public paid employees recorded in El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 43 in 2017.
What is the lowest median age of public paid employees recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 36 in 2000.
How does El Salvador rank for median age of public paid employees?
El Salvador ranks 35th out of 66 countries with data for 2021.
Is median age of public paid employees rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this El Salvador 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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