text: **Table 31: Average age of the EU27 workforce304**
  
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              [html]<thead><tr><td>Eurostat, EU - 27 ( in thousands )</td><td>Q4 2005</td><td>Q4 2019</td><td>Share of total 2005 ( 15 - 64 )</td><td>Share of total 2019 / Q4</td><td>Development</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Employed persons</td><td>181.225</td><td>195.791</td><td>100</td><td>100.0 %</td><td>8.0 %</td></tr><tr><td>Employed persons 15 - 39 years</td><td>89.906</td><td>81.490</td><td>49.6 %</td><td>41.6 %</td><td>- 9.4 %</td></tr><tr><td>Employed persons 55 - 64 years</td><td>20.096</td><td>35.942</td><td>11.1 %</td><td>18.4 %</td><td>78.9 %</td></tr><tr><td>Employed persons 65 years and over</td><td>2.971</td><td>5.135</td><td>1.6 %</td><td>2.6 %</td><td>72.8 %</td></tr></tbody>
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