Average age of employers, aged 15-24 by country
Countries reporting
88
Highest
24
Finland
Lowest
18
Netherlands
Median
22.12
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,131
What the numbers show
Average age of employers, aged 15-24 is currently reported for 88 countries. The highest value is 24 in Finland; the lowest is 18 in Netherlands.
The median across all reporting countries is 22.12, and the mean is 22.14.
Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 14.8%), and the largest decrease in Netherlands (down 25.0%).
Average age of employers, aged 15-24: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | 24 | 2016 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 1 | Moldova | 24 | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 24 | 2012 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 1 | Mauritius | 24 | 2017 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 24 | 2016 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 24 | 2016 | unchanged | falling |
| 1 | Estonia | 24 | 2014 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 24 | 2016 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 24 | 2015 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 24 | 2016 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 23.67 | 2017 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 12 | Hungary | 23.66 | 2016 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 23.6 | 2013 | up 11.9% | flat |
| 14 | Malta | 23.24 | 2016 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 15 | Italy | 23.21 | 2016 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 16 | Thailand | 23.15 | 2021 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 17 | Paraguay | 23.12 | 2021 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 18 | Croatia | 23.06 | 2016 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 19 | Poland | 23.02 | 2019 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 20 | Ireland | 23 | 2016 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 20 | Ukraine | 23 | 2014 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 20 | Denmark | 23 | 2016 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 23 | Palestine | 22.95 | 2017 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 24 | Turkey | 22.82 | 2019 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 25 | Panama | 22.74 | 2021 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 26 | Czechia | 22.74 | 2016 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 27 | Brazil | 22.69 | 2021 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 22.62 | 2015 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 29 | Germany | 22.54 | 2011 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 30 | Kenya | 22.41 | 2019 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 31 | Uruguay | 22.39 | 2021 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 32 | Georgia | 22.36 | 2020 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 33 | South Africa | 22.35 | 2020 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 34 | Guatemala | 22.35 | 2019 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 35 | Colombia | 22.32 | 2021 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 36 | Chile | 22.3 | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 37 | Trinidad and Tobago | 22.28 | 2011 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 38 | South Korea | 22.26 | 2017 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 22.24 | 2020 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 40 | Portugal | 22.23 | 2016 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 41 | Costa Rica | 22.21 | 2021 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 42 | Uganda | 22.17 | 2016 | up 14.8% | falling |
| 43 | India | 22.16 | 2019 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 44 | Indonesia | 22.16 | 2019 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 45 | Argentina | 22.08 | 2021 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 46 | Belarus | 22.08 | 2010 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 47 | Venezuela | 22.07 | 2006 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 48 | Egypt | 22.05 | 2019 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 49 | Spain | 22.01 | 2016 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 50 | Ghana | 22.01 | 2016 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 51 | Luxembourg | 22 | 2016 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 51 | Romania | 22 | 2016 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 53 | Serbia | 21.94 | 2018 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 54 | Greece | 21.91 | 2016 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 55 | Bolivia | 21.89 | 2021 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 56 | Tanzania | 21.87 | 2020 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 57 | Latvia | 21.81 | 2016 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 58 | Ecuador | 21.79 | 2021 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 59 | El Salvador | 21.78 | 2019 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 60 | Sri Lanka | 21.76 | 2019 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 61 | Tunisia | 21.71 | 2015 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 62 | Peru | 21.7 | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 63 | Niger | 21.64 | 2018 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 64 | Belize | 21.64 | 1999 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 65 | Pakistan | 21.64 | 2020 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 66 | Mexico | 21.6 | 2020 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 67 | Nicaragua | 21.57 | 2014 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 68 | Cambodia | 21.56 | 2012 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 69 | Mongolia | 21.54 | 2021 | down 10.2% | flat |
| 70 | Jordan | 21.52 | 2016 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 71 | Albania | 21.51 | 2019 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 72 | Honduras | 21.33 | 2019 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 73 | Russia | 21.32 | 2016 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 74 | Philippines | 21.29 | 2019 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 75 | Morocco | 21.26 | 2013 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 76 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21.26 | 2019 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 77 | Iceland | 21.24 | 2009 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 78 | Zambia | 21.23 | 2015 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 79 | Bangladesh | 21.19 | 2016 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 80 | Gambia | 21.12 | 2020 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 81 | Kyrgyzstan | 20.48 | 2020 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 82 | Ethiopia | 20.19 | 2021 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 83 | Nepal | 20.18 | 2014 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 84 | Madagascar | 20.05 | 2012 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 85 | Namibia | 19.33 | 2015 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 86 | Norway | 19 | 2013 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 87 | Rwanda | 18.95 | 2021 | — | rising |
| 88 | Netherlands | 18 | 2016 | down 25.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
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