economic2024

Average age of cabinet members

Name: Average age of cabinet members
Creator: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Keywords: trend-research-500, oecd, labor-jobs-occupational-safety, average, age, cabinet, members

Compare average age of cabinet members across 45 countries or territories using one fixed 2024 OECD reference slice.

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)•45 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

53.6Years

Median: 52.4Years

Countries Covered

45

with available data

Highest

Japan

65.0Years

Lowest

Denmark

46.2Years

Top 5 Countries

1Japan65.0Years

2South Korea61.8Years

3United States of America61.5Years

4Italy61.1Years

5Switzerland61.0Years

By Region

Asia59.4Years(4 countries)

North America57.9Years(3 countries)

South America55.5Years(5 countries)

Oceania53.1Years(2 countries)

Other52.9Years(2 countries)

Key Findings

•45 ISO-mapped countries or territories have a finite Years observation in the fixed 2024 slice.
•Japan has the highest published value (65 Years).
•Denmark has the lowest published value (46.2 Years).

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (46.2Years)High (65.0Years)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 53.6Years)

Asia (4)

North America (3)

South America (5)

Oceania (2)

Other (2)

Europe (29)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

OECD Public employment and representation measure 'Average age of cabinet members'. The map uses the exact official 2024 slice in Years; fixed dimensions: FREQ=A (Annual); SECTOR=_Z (Not applicable); EDITION=2025 (2025); CATEGORY=EMPPS_REP (Public employment and representation); PRICE_BASE=_Z (Not applicable).

MapTheory uses only finite ISO-mapped observations from the fixed 2024 OECD slice recorded below. Aggregates, missing values, non-ISO geographies, conflicting duplicate observations, and every other year or dimension slice are excluded; MapTheory never imputes or interpolates missing countries.

Methodology

OECD Public employment and representation measure 'Average age of cabinet members'. The map uses the exact official 2024 slice in Years; fixed dimensions: FREQ=A (Annual); SECTOR=_Z (Not applicable); EDITION=2025 (2025); CATEGORY=EMPPS_REP (Public employment and representation); PRICE_BASE=_Z (Not applicable).

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Japan	65.0Years
2	South Korea	61.8Years
3	United States of America	61.5Years
4	Italy	61.1Years
5	Switzerland	61.0Years
6	Argentina	60.0Years
7	Hungary	59.1Years
8	Mexico	58.5Years
9	Brazil	58.3Years
10	Peru	56.6Years
11	Bulgaria	56.3Years
12	Greece	56.3Years
13	Portugal	55.6Years
14	Türkiye	55.6Years
15	Germany	55.5Years
16	France	55.4Years
17	Israel	55.4Years
18	Indonesia	55.4Years
19	Australia	54.4Years
20	Canada	53.7Years
21	Iceland	53.4Years
22	United Kingdom	52.6Years
23	Chile	52.4Years
24	Spain	52.4Years
25	Slovenia	52.4Years
26	Austria	52.0Years
27	New Zealand	51.8Years
28	Romania	51.4Years
29	Czech Republic	51.4Years
30	Belgium	51.3Years
31	Poland	51.0Years
32	Netherlands	50.9Years
33	Croatia	50.8Years
34	Slovakia	50.4Years
35	Costa Rica	50.3Years
36	Colombia	50.2Years
37	Latvia	49.1Years
38	Luxembourg	48.7Years
39	Ireland	48.6Years
40	Sweden	48.4Years
41	Finland	48.3Years
42	Norway	48.0Years
43	Estonia	46.5Years
44	Lithuania	46.5Years
45	Denmark	46.2Years

Showing 45 of 45 countries

Topics

#trend-research-500 #oecd #labor-jobs-occupational-safety #average #age #cabinet #members

Data Source

This data comes from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (2024).

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