Median age of public paid employees in Estonia

Estonia: Median age of public paid employees was 48 in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
48
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
4th
of 66 countries
All-time high
48
in 2018
All-time low
44
in 2012
Years of data
15
2004–2018

Median age of public paid employees in Estonia, 2004–2018

010203040502004201120182004: 452005: 462006: 462007: 462008: 452009: 452010: 452011: 452012: 442013: 452014: 462015: 462016: 472017: 462018: 48

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2018, median age of public paid employees in Estonia stood at 48. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of public paid employees in Estonia peaked at 48 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 44, in 2012.

That places Estonia 4th out of 66 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Median age of public paid employees in Estonia, 2004 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2004 45
2005 46 +2.2%
2006 46 +0.0%
2007 46 +0.0%
2008 45 -2.2%
2009 45 +0.0%
2010 45 +0.0%
2011 45 +0.0%
2012 44 -2.2%
2013 45 +2.3%
2014 46 +2.2%
2015 46 +0.0%
2016 47 +2.2%
2017 46 -2.1%
2018 48 +4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 45.5 45 46 6
2010s 45.78 44 48 9

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 1 Bulgaria 49 compare
  2. 1 Italy 49 compare
  3. 1 Lithuania 49 compare
  4. 4 Iceland 48 compare
  5. 6 Hungary 47 compare
  6. 6 Latvia 47 compare
  7. 6 Portugal 47 compare

See the full ranking of 66 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of public paid employees in Estonia?
Median age of public paid employees in Estonia was 48 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of public paid employees recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 48 in 2018.
What is the lowest median age of public paid employees recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 44 in 2012.
How does Estonia rank for median age of public paid employees?
Estonia ranks 4th out of 66 countries with data for 2018.
Is median age of public paid employees rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Estonia 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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