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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |