Median age of public paid employees in Spain

Spain: Median age of public paid employees was 46 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
46
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 66 countries
All-time high
46
in 2013
All-time low
42
in 2006
Years of data
13
2006–2018

Median age of public paid employees in Spain, 2006–2018

010203040502006201220182006: 422007: 432008: 432009: 432010: 442011: 452012: 452013: 462014: 452015: 452016: 452017: 462018: 46

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age of public paid employees in Spain is 46, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of public paid employees in Spain peaked at 46 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 42, in 2006.

Spain ranks 9th of 66 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Median age of public paid employees in Spain, 2006 to 2018.
Year Value Change
2006 42
2007 43 +2.4%
2008 43 +0.0%
2009 43 +0.0%
2010 44 +2.3%
2011 45 +2.3%
2012 45 +0.0%
2013 46 +2.2%
2014 45 -2.2%
2015 45 +0.0%
2016 45 +0.0%
2017 46 +2.2%
2018 46 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 42.75 42 43 4
2010s 45.22 44 46 9

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 6 Hungary 47 compare
  2. 6 Latvia 47 compare
  3. 6 Portugal 47 compare
  4. 9 Armenia 46 compare
  5. 9 Austria 46 compare
  6. 9 Finland 46 compare
  7. 9 Greece 46 compare
  8. 9 Ireland 46 compare
  9. 9 Republic of Moldova 46 compare
  10. 9 Panama 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 Spain?
Median age of public paid employees in Spain was 46 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of public paid employees recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 46 in 2013.
What is the lowest median age of public paid employees recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 42 in 2006.
How does Spain rank for median age of public paid employees?
Spain ranks 9th out of 66 countries with data for 2018.
Is median age of public paid employees rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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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