South Africa vs United States: Average age of workers, aged 15-64, female

South Africa
40.25
in 2020
United States
40.19
in 2018
South Africa rank
46th
United States rank
47th

Average age of workers, aged 15-64, female over time

  • South Africa
  • United States
010203040197019952020

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 40.25 against 40.19 in United States, a difference of 0.06.

Across all 10 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 46th and United States ranks 47th of 108 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa United States Difference Ahead
2000s 38.03 38.66 0.6265 United States
2010s 38.99 40.42 1.43 United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average age of workers, aged 15-64, female, South Africa or United States?
South Africa, at 40.25 against 40.19 in United States as of 2020.
What is the difference in average age of workers, aged 15-64, female between South Africa and United States?
0.06, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and United States?
10 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do South Africa and United States rank globally for average age of workers, aged 15-64, female?
South Africa ranks 46th and United States ranks 47th of 108 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Average age of workers, aged 15-64, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

South Africa vs United States: Average age of workers, aged 15-64, female. Statizoid. Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/average-age-of-workers-aged-15-64-female/south-africa/united-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/average-age-of-workers-aged-15-64-female/south-africa/united-states/">South Africa vs United States: Average age of workers, aged 15-64, female</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed