Average age, aged 25-64 by country

Countries reporting
109
Highest
48
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lowest
38.42
Ethiopia
Median
43.16
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,558

What the numbers show

Average age, aged 25-64 is currently reported for 109 countries. The highest value is 48 in Bosnia and Herzegovina; the lowest is 38.42 in Ethiopia.

The median across all reporting countries is 43.16, and the mean is 42.65.

Over the past decade 92 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Puerto Rico (up 17.8%), and the largest decrease in Guinea (down 4.0%).

Average age, aged 25-64: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 48 2019 up 7.7% rising
2 Moldova 46.67 2021 up 2.8% rising
3 Belarus 46.62 2020 up 5.2% rising
4 Hungary 45.62 2016 up 4.2% rising
5 Italy 45.28 2016 up 3.3% flat
6 Germany 45.17 2011 up 1.5% flat
7 Netherlands 45.12 2016 up 1.9% rising
8 Portugal 45.11 2016 up 4.1% flat
9 France 45.06 2016 up 1.7% flat
10 Croatia 45.05 2016 down 2.7% flat
11 Serbia 45.05 2018 down 0.7% flat
12 Lithuania 45.01 2016 up 3.4% flat
13 Greece 45 2016 up 3.7% flat
14 Finland 44.9 2016 down 0.1% flat
15 Ireland 44.88 2016 up 2.0% rising
16 Montenegro 44.84 2013 up 4.3% rising
17 South Korea 44.81 2017 up 5.6% rising
18 Slovenia 44.75 2016 up 2.2% flat
19 Spain 44.75 2016 up 4.8% flat
20 Russia 44.73 2019 up 1.6% flat
21 Ukraine 44.72 2014 up 1.4% flat
22 Georgia 44.69 2020 up 1.8% flat
23 Denmark 44.64 2016 down 0.0% rising
24 Norway 44.61 2016 up 1.2% flat
25 Bulgaria 44.55 2016 up 0.6% flat
26 Romania 44.54 2018 up 2.4% flat
27 Thailand 44.48 2021 up 4.4% rising
28 Latvia 44.48 2016 up 1.8% flat
29 Albania 44.4 2019 up 5.0% flat
30 United States 44.39 2018 up 0.4% rising
31 Puerto Rico 44.34 2005 up 17.8% rising
32 Poland 44.32 2019 up 1.2% flat
33 Armenia 44.28 2020 up 2.6% flat
34 Malta 44.27 2016 down 1.3% flat
35 Czechia 44.27 2016 up 0.9% flat
36 China 44.2 2013 up 2.7% flat
37 Sweden 44.19 2016 down 0.8% flat
38 Mauritius 44.15 2017 up 4.2% rising
39 Luxembourg 44.11 2016 up 1.4% flat
40 Iceland 44.1 2015 up 2.0% flat
41 Slovakia 44.08 2016 up 0.9% flat
42 Estonia 44.07 2016 up 1.0% flat
43 Panama 44.03 2021 up 5.1% rising
44 United Kingdom 43.98 2016 up 0.1% flat
45 North Macedonia 43.8 2020 up 1.3% flat
46 Sri Lanka 43.78 2019 up 2.2% rising
47 Uruguay 43.74 2021 up 1.2% flat
48 Chile 43.63 2017 up 2.8% rising
49 Kyrgyzstan 43.59 2020 up 2.2% rising
50 Austria 43.53 2003 up 3.2% flat
51 Kazakhstan 43.52 2018 up 0.6% flat
52 Belgium 43.52 2003 up 1.6% flat
53 Costa Rica 43.49 2021 up 3.5% rising
54 Peru 43.29 2021 up 1.8% rising
55 Tunisia 43.16 2015 up 4.1% rising
56 Cyprus 42.9 2016 down 0.2% flat
57 Mongolia 42.72 2021 up 5.7% rising
58 Kosovo 42.67 2017 up 3.9% rising
58 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 42.67 2017 up 3.9% rising
60 Mexico 42.6 2020 up 2.8% flat
61 Argentina 42.59 2021 up 1.2% flat
62 Turkey 42.51 2019 up 8.8% rising
63 Ecuador 42.47 2021 down 0.8% rising
64 Brazil 42.4 2021 up 1.3% rising
65 Trinidad and Tobago 42.33 2011 up 2.8% flat
66 Indonesia 42.03 2019 up 4.2% rising
67 Colombia 42.02 2021 up 0.9% rising
68 Morocco 41.83 2013 up 1.8% rising
69 El Salvador 41.79 2019 up 2.6% flat
70 Dominican Republic 41.64 2013 up 2.9% flat
71 Honduras 41.61 2019 up 1.7% flat
72 Bolivia 41.54 2021 up 1.2% flat
73 India 41.26 2019 up 2.7% flat
74 Laos 41.14 2018 down 0.1% flat
75 Paraguay 41.11 2021 down 1.8% flat
76 Guatemala 41.09 2019 up 2.1% flat
77 Philippines 41.01 2019 up 1.7% flat
78 Mali 40.94 2018 up 2.7% flat
79 Egypt 40.82 2019 down 1.9% flat
80 Venezuela 40.74 2006 up 3.3% flat
81 Jamaica 40.67 2002 up 2.0% flat
82 South Africa 40.64 2020 up 1.7% flat
83 Senegal 40.44 2018 up 3.9% rising
84 Cambodia 40.43 2012 down 0.6% flat
85 Bangladesh 40.31 2016 up 1.3% flat
86 Tajikistan 40.26 2013 up 2.1% flat
87 Palestine 40.24 2017 up 4.2% rising
88 Madagascar 40.19 2012 up 0.9% flat
89 Jordan 40.18 2016 up 1.2% flat
90 Ghana 40.12 2016 up 0.7% flat
91 Nicaragua 40.02 2014 down 0.9% flat
92 Togo 40.01 2018 up 2.8% rising
93 Nigeria 39.95 2018 up 1.3% flat
94 Tanzania 39.94 2020 up 1.2% flat
95 Rwanda 39.88 2021 up 2.2% flat
96 Niger 39.78 2018 up 3.8% flat
97 Pakistan 39.76 2020 down 0.0% flat
98 Kenya 39.75 2019 up 2.0% flat
99 Nepal 39.74 2014 down 2.7% flat
100 Belize 39.7 1999 up 2.0% flat
101 Mozambique 39.63 2014 up 1.1% flat
102 Namibia 39.6 2015 up 1.6% flat
103 Djibouti 39.19 2017 up 4.1% flat
104 Guinea 39.11 2018 down 4.0% flat
105 Malawi 39.03 2019 up 2.3% flat
106 Gambia 38.74 2020 up 2.6% flat
107 Zambia 38.48 2015 up 0.4% flat
108 Uganda 38.46 2016 up 1.1% flat
109 Ethiopia 38.42 2021 down 0.9% flat

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Indicator
Average age, aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,558 data points, 1970–2021
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