International Youth Day: When the Argentines stop feeling young people

He International Youth Day It is celebrated every August 12 and for this year, a survey showed that Argentines stop feeling young from 41 years old.

The data arises from the consultant Voices! next to your international network Win (Worldwide Independent Network of Market Research) In his latest global survey.

Argentines stop feeling young from 41 years old

In Latin America, Paraguay and Chile They head the region with an average of 42 years, closely followed by Argentina with 41 years. Further back they are located Brazil and Ecuador (38 years), while Mexico and Peru close the list with 37 years. This way, Argentina is among Latin American countries with a longer perception of youthin line with the global average.

“As at the global level, in our country, youth seems to be shortening since In the 2018 survey the Argentines argued to stop feeling young at age 46“The document said.

As for the Age and gender comparisonthey did not register “great differences between men and women, but they appear contrasts according to the age group“In addition,” as age increases, Argentines tend to feel young for longer“They stressed.

How is the perception of the other ages

For their part, the rest of the age groups analyzed threw the following findings:

• Young people from 18 to 24 years consider being young at age 32;
• People 25 to 34 believe that youth is lost at 36;
• Those aged 35 to 49 believe that this happens at 44;
• People aged 50 to 64 place the end of youth in the 51 years;
• Those over 65 think that he stops being young at age 50.

The perception of how long is young also varies according to the educational level: The higher level consider that youth is lost at 45those of primary level place the end of youth at 39, and those of secondary level to 41.

The analysis stressed that as The limits of age become more diffuse“We should ask ourselves: Who can be considered young and for how long? What really does ‘being young’ in today’s society? “

The perception of feeling young: how it is defined

The United Nations classify as young people to people between 15 and 24 years old, while other organizations They extend the upper limit to 29 or even 35 years, especially when transitions to employment or higher education are considered. But the Win Worldviews Survey It reveals a notable disconnection between these formal definitions and how people feel.

In 2025, the global average age to which people claim to stop feeling young is 41 years oldhighlighted Voices, to the PR of a decrease in front of 44 years in 2018. This is defined as a narrower youth window ‘worldwide.

This global average shows strong regional and cultural contrasts. For example, in Europe people report feeling young until 44, while in Africa that feeling fades before, at 36.

The social analyst and executive director of Voices, Constanza CilleyHe commented: “This change invites you to reflect on how social, economic and cultural conditions influence our experience of time and the life cycle. It is necessary to expand the debate about what it really means to be youngespecially in a context where transitions to adulthood are increasingly complex and prolonged. ”

For his part, the president of Win International Association, Richard Colwelldeclared that “age not only a number is a narrative” and the moment in which you stop feeling young “reflects social pressures, economic perspectives and cultural stories about vitality, responsibility and relevance.”

“With the findings of the Worldview Survey, Win hopes to stimulate deeper conversations about what it really means to be young and who can carry that label,” concluded the president.