Median age of public paid employees in Portugal

Portugal: Median age of public paid employees was 47 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
47
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
6th
of 66 countries
All-time high
47
in 2018
All-time low
42
in 2011
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Median age of public paid employees in Portugal, 2007–2018

010203040502007201220182007: 432008: 432009: 432010: 432011: 422012: 432013: 432014: 442015: 452016: 452017: 462018: 47

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age of public paid employees in Portugal is 47, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of public paid employees in Portugal peaked at 47 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 42, in 2011.

Portugal ranks 6th of 66 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Median age of public paid employees in Portugal, 2007 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2007 43
2008 43 +0.0%
2009 43 +0.0%
2010 43 +0.0%
2011 42 -2.3%
2012 43 +2.4%
2013 43 +0.0%
2014 44 +2.3%
2015 45 +2.3%
2016 45 +0.0%
2017 46 +2.2%
2018 47 +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 43 43 43 3
2010s 44.22 42 47 9

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 4 Estonia 48 compare
  2. 4 Iceland 48 compare
  3. 6 Hungary 47 compare
  4. 6 Latvia 47 compare
  5. 9 Armenia 46 compare
  6. 9 Austria 46 compare
  7. 9 Finland 46 compare
  8. 9 Greece 46 compare
  9. 9 Ireland 46 compare
  10. 9 Moldova 46 compare
  11. 9 Panama 46 compare
  12. 9 Spain 46 compare

See the full ranking of 66 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of public paid employees in Portugal?
Median age of public paid employees in Portugal was 47 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of public paid employees recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 47 in 2018.
What is the lowest median age of public paid employees recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 42 in 2011.
How does Portugal rank for median age of public paid employees?
Portugal ranks 6th out of 66 countries with data for 2018.
Is median age of public paid employees rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal 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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