Average age of employers, aged 15-64, female by country
Countries reporting
92
Highest
54.26
France
Lowest
32.87
Pakistan
Median
43.8
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,244
What the numbers show
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, female is currently reported for 92 countries. The highest value is 54.26 in France; the lowest is 32.87 in Pakistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 43.8, and the mean is 43.43.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Zambia (up 39.0%), and the largest decrease in Pakistan (down 17.0%).
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 54.26 | 2016 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 1 | Djibouti | 33.49 | 2017 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 2 | Finland | 49.55 | 2016 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 3 | Ireland | 49.19 | 2016 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 4 | Hungary | 48.81 | 2016 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 5 | Norway | 48.67 | 2013 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 6 | Sweden | 48.42 | 2016 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 48.37 | 2018 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 47.81 | 2011 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 9 | South Korea | 47.55 | 2017 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 10 | North Macedonia | 47.23 | 2020 | up 10.6% | flat |
| 11 | Cyprus | 47.13 | 2016 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 12 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 46.94 | 2019 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 13 | Czechia | 46.74 | 2016 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 14 | Iceland | 46.61 | 2015 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 15 | Thailand | 46.58 | 2021 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 16 | Panama | 46.55 | 2021 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 17 | Lithuania | 46.36 | 2016 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 18 | Greece | 46.32 | 2016 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 19 | Uruguay | 46.23 | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 20 | Italy | 46.18 | 2016 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 46.03 | 2016 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 46.01 | 2016 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 23 | Chile | 45.94 | 2017 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 45.88 | 2013 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 25 | Netherlands | 45.75 | 2016 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 26 | Mauritius | 45.75 | 2017 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 27 | Philippines | 45.58 | 2019 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 28 | Spain | 45.39 | 2016 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 29 | Portugal | 45.36 | 2016 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 30 | Latvia | 45.35 | 2016 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 31 | Kyrgyzstan | 45.19 | 2020 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 32 | Ecuador | 45.19 | 2021 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 33 | Denmark | 45.13 | 2016 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 34 | Estonia | 45.09 | 2016 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 35 | Nicaragua | 45.08 | 2014 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 36 | Sri Lanka | 45.01 | 2019 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 37 | Mexico | 44.86 | 2020 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 38 | Mongolia | 44.85 | 2021 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 39 | Croatia | 44.7 | 2016 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 40 | Luxembourg | 44.58 | 2016 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 41 | Colombia | 44.41 | 2021 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 42 | Montenegro | 44.25 | 2010 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 43 | Slovenia | 44.1 | 2016 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 44 | El Salvador | 44.01 | 2019 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 45 | Indonesia | 44 | 2019 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 47 | Peru | 43.92 | 2021 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 48 | Namibia | 43.68 | 2015 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 49 | Morocco | 43.67 | 2013 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 50 | Ukraine | 43.66 | 2014 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 51 | Poland | 43.63 | 2019 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 52 | Belarus | 43.56 | 2010 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 53 | Moldova | 43.54 | 2021 | down 11.1% | flat |
| 54 | Serbia | 43.53 | 2018 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 55 | Albania | 43.41 | 2019 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 56 | Russia | 43.24 | 2016 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 57 | Egypt | 43.21 | 2019 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 43.01 | 2021 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 59 | India | 42.97 | 2019 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 60 | Brazil | 42.9 | 2021 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 61 | Venezuela | 42.86 | 2006 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 62 | Argentina | 42.84 | 2021 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 63 | Romania | 42.73 | 2018 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 64 | Trinidad and Tobago | 42.47 | 2011 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 65 | Bolivia | 42.43 | 2021 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 66 | Georgia | 42.2 | 2020 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 67 | Honduras | 42.01 | 2019 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 68 | Turkey | 41.55 | 2019 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 69 | Slovakia | 41.06 | 2016 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 70 | Jordan | 41.01 | 2016 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 71 | Kenya | 40.71 | 2019 | up 10.2% | flat |
| 72 | Malta | 40.71 | 2016 | down 9.9% | flat |
| 73 | Jamaica | 40.7 | 2002 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 74 | Guatemala | 40.69 | 2019 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 75 | Ghana | 40.51 | 2016 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 76 | Armenia | 40.45 | 2020 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 77 | Rwanda | 40.22 | 2021 | — | rising |
| 78 | Tunisia | 40.07 | 2015 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 79 | Paraguay | 40.03 | 2021 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 80 | Palestine | 40.01 | 2017 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 81 | Uganda | 39.6 | 2016 | up 25.2% | falling |
| 82 | Belize | 39.08 | 1999 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 83 | Madagascar | 38.49 | 2012 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 84 | Tanzania | 38.31 | 2020 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 85 | Zambia | 38.3 | 2015 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 86 | Niger | 37.72 | 2018 | up 12.6% | flat |
| 87 | Nepal | 37.25 | 2014 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 88 | Ethiopia | 37.11 | 2021 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 89 | Bangladesh | 36.63 | 2016 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 90 | Cambodia | 36.18 | 2012 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 91 | Gambia | 34.63 | 2020 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 92 | Pakistan | 32.87 | 2020 | down 17.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 40.06
- South Africa 43.98