Average age, female by country

Countries reporting

106

Highest

48.46

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Lowest

18.6

Mali

Median

37.1

Years covered

1970–2021

Data points

1,543

What the numbers show

Average age, female is currently reported for 106 countries. The highest value is 48.46 in Bosnia and Herzegovina; the lowest is 18.6 in Mali.

The median across all reporting countries is 37.1, and the mean is 35.27.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.

Over the past decade 92 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 129.5%), and the largest decrease in Palestine (down 27.8%).

Average age, female: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	48.46	2019	up 19.1%	rising
2	South Korea	46.95	2017	up 8.1%	rising
3	Italy	45.98	2016	up 4.8%	rising
4	Latvia	45.49	2016	up 7.5%	rising
5	Bulgaria	45.36	2016	up 6.1%	rising
6	Portugal	45.17	2016	up 7.2%	rising
7	Lithuania	45.14	2016	up 9.2%	rising
8	Greece	44.96	2016	up 5.8%	rising
9	Niger	44.67	2018	up 129.5%	rising
10	Estonia	44.46	2016	up 4.5%	rising
11	Hungary	44.43	2016	up 6.9%	rising
12	Belarus	44.42	2020	up 8.5%	rising
13	Croatia	44.38	2016	down 1.9%	flat
14	Germany	44.23	2011	up 2.7%	flat
15	Serbia	44.04	2018	down 1.1%	flat
16	Spain	43.75	2016	up 4.7%	rising
17	Finland	43.65	2016	up 4.0%	rising
18	Czechia	43.6	2016	up 5.0%	rising
19	Slovenia	43.18	2016	up 1.9%	rising
20	Romania	43.01	2018	up 5.2%	rising
21	France	42.62	2016	up 3.6%	flat
22	Denmark	42.49	2016	up 3.8%	rising
23	Malta	42.42	2016	up 3.8%	flat
24	Turkey	42.4	2019	up 47.6%	rising
25	Sweden	42.33	2016	up 6.1%	flat
26	Georgia	42.32	2020	up 4.9%	flat
27	Netherlands	42.13	2016	up 6.0%	rising
28	Slovakia	42.04	2016	up 3.2%	rising
29	Ukraine	41.81	2014	down 0.9%	flat
30	Russia	41.77	2019	up 8.5%	rising
31	Moldova	41.74	2021	up 4.7%	rising
32	Norway	41.53	2016	up 2.6%	flat
33	Armenia	41.2	2020	up 10.3%	rising
34	Belgium	40.97	2003	up 3.5%	rising
35	Poland	40.96	2019	down 0.4%	rising
36	United Kingdom	40.83	2016	up 2.2%	rising
37	Austria	40.81	2003	up 3.5%	flat
38	North Macedonia	40.17	2020	up 6.7%	rising
39	United States	40.07	2018	up 4.6%	rising
40	Indonesia	40.03	2019	up 15.4%	rising
41	Thailand	39.93	2021	up 12.3%	rising
42	Montenegro	39.42	2013	up 13.3%	rising
43	Luxembourg	39.4	2016	down 0.5%	flat
44	Cyprus	39.27	2016	up 4.1%	flat
45	Albania	38.88	2019	down 1.8%	rising
46	Uruguay	38.84	2021	up 2.3%	flat
47	China	38.71	2013	up 10.3%	rising
48	Puerto Rico	38.67	2005	up 47.5%	rising
49	Chile	38.56	2017	up 13.5%	rising
50	Iceland	38.29	2015	up 6.0%	rising
51	Mauritius	37.93	2017	up 13.5%	rising
52	Costa Rica	37.79	2021	up 13.0%	rising
53	Ireland	37.78	2016	up 4.1%	rising
54	Sri Lanka	36.42	2019	up 9.4%	rising
55	Brazil	35.79	2021	up 6.6%	rising
56	Argentina	35.78	2021	up 2.5%	flat
57	Kazakhstan	35.14	2018	down 2.4%	flat
58	Trinidad and Tobago	34.7	2011	up 12.0%	rising
59	Peru	34.58	2021	up 7.5%	rising
60	Panama	34.54	2021	up 9.3%	rising
61	Tunisia	34.01	2015	up 10.1%	rising
62	Mexico	33.75	2020	up 11.0%	rising
63	El Salvador	33.74	2019	up 13.9%	rising
64	Colombia	33.53	2021	up 8.5%	rising
65	Senegal	32.07	2018	up 42.2%	rising
66	Kyrgyzstan	31.59	2020	up 3.0%	flat
67	Ecuador	31.36	2021	down 3.6%	rising
68	India	31.05	2019	up 10.6%	rising
69	South Africa	31.02	2020	up 8.6%	rising
70	Dominican Republic	30.69	2013	up 10.0%	rising
71	Bolivia	30.67	2021	up 9.7%	rising
72	Morocco	30.61	2013	up 4.0%	rising
73	Mongolia	30.56	2021	up 4.6%	rising
74	Paraguay	30.44	2021	up 2.3%	rising
75	Honduras	30.35	2019	up 13.8%	rising
76	Guatemala	29.81	2019	up 16.3%	rising
77	Jamaica	29.71	2002	up 8.5%	rising
78	Cambodia	29.06	2012	up 13.0%	rising
79	Philippines	29.06	2019	up 8.0%	rising
80	Laos	28.9	2018	up 11.6%	rising
81	Venezuela	28.43	2006	up 11.4%	rising
82	Nicaragua	28.05	2014	up 6.4%	rising
83	Nepal	27.54	2014	up 9.8%	rising
84	Bangladesh	27.37	2016	up 9.9%	rising
85	Tajikistan	26.94	2013	up 11.1%	rising
86	Ghana	26.33	2016	up 5.8%	rising
87	Egypt	26.31	2019	down 5.8%	rising
88	Namibia	26.29	2015	up 19.8%	rising
89	Jordan	26.02	2016	up 5.9%	rising
90	Rwanda	25.64	2021	up 10.9%	rising
91	Kenya	25.49	2019	up 12.9%	rising
92	Mozambique	25.48	2014	up 18.4%	rising
93	Palestine	24.44	2017	down 27.8%	falling
94	Belize	24.39	1999	up 5.2%	rising
95	Zambia	24.23	2015	down 0.8%	falling
96	Togo	24.16	2018	up 2.1%	flat
97	Nigeria	24.08	2018	down 1.5%	rising
98	Pakistan	23.81	2020	up 4.0%	rising
99	Tanzania	23.2	2020	up 2.4%	rising
100	Malawi	23.01	2019	up 7.0%	rising
101	Ethiopia	22.98	2021	up 6.2%	rising
102	Gambia	22.29	2020	up 3.4%	flat
103	Madagascar	22.19	2012	up 0.4%	flat
104	Guinea	21.91	2018	down 6.4%	falling
105	Uganda	21.03	2016	up 6.1%	rising
106	Mali	18.6	2018	down 13.3%	falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

Kosovo 34.03

About this data

Indicator: Average age, female
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 108 places, 1,543 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026