Average age of employers, aged 15-64, male by country
Countries reporting
94
Highest
51.82
France
Lowest
37.82
Uganda
Median
44.72
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,246
What the numbers show
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, male is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 51.82 in France; the lowest is 37.82 in Uganda.
The median across all reporting countries is 44.72, and the mean is 44.4.
Over the past decade 73 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 23.2%), and the largest decrease in Nepal (down 10.2%).
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 51.82 | 2016 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 2 | Iceland | 48.46 | 2015 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 3 | Kosovo | 48.26 | 2017 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands | 47.92 | 2016 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 5 | Korea | 47.87 | 2017 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 6 | Malta | 47.6 | 2016 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 7 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 47.54 | 2019 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 8 | Sweden | 47.47 | 2016 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 9 | Mauritius | 47.37 | 2017 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 10 | Italy | 47.27 | 2016 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 11 | Denmark | 47.01 | 2016 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 12 | Finland | 46.98 | 2016 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 13 | Ireland | 46.96 | 2016 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 14 | Hungary | 46.9 | 2016 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 15 | Uruguay | 46.9 | 2021 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 16 | Germany | 46.9 | 2011 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 17 | Spain | 46.76 | 2016 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 18 | Portugal | 46.73 | 2016 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 46.49 | 2016 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 20 | Greece | 46.41 | 2016 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 46.37 | 2021 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 22 | Thailand | 46.35 | 2021 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 23 | Croatia | 46.26 | 2016 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 24 | Chile | 46.23 | 2017 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 25 | Cyprus | 46.21 | 2016 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 26 | Slovenia | 46.11 | 2016 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 27 | Czechia | 46.04 | 2016 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 28 | Philippines | 46.02 | 2019 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 46 | 2018 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 30 | Ukraine | 45.99 | 2014 | up 13.8% | flat |
| 31 | Serbia | 45.93 | 2018 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 45.77 | 2016 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 33 | Sri Lanka | 45.76 | 2019 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 34 | Panama | 45.57 | 2021 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 35 | Norway | 45.56 | 2013 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 36 | Argentina | 45.56 | 2021 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 45.47 | 2013 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 45.36 | 2016 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 39 | Slovak Republic | 45.21 | 2016 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 40 | Mexico | 45.18 | 2020 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 41 | Albania | 45.17 | 2019 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 42 | Montenegro | 45.01 | 2010 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 43 | Colombia | 44.97 | 2021 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 44 | Latvia | 44.89 | 2016 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 45 | North Macedonia | 44.85 | 2020 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 46 | Ecuador | 44.8 | 2021 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 47 | Palestine | 44.76 | 2017 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 48 | Tunisia | 44.67 | 2015 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 49 | Peru | 44.62 | 2021 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 50 | Kyrgyzstan | 44.6 | 2020 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 51 | Egypt | 44.51 | 2019 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 52 | Poland | 44.45 | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 53 | Armenia | 44.33 | 2020 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 54 | Morocco | 44.22 | 2013 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 55 | India | 44.09 | 2019 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 56 | Moldova | 44.07 | 2021 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 57 | Brazil | 44.04 | 2021 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 58 | Lithuania | 43.98 | 2016 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 59 | El Salvador | 43.96 | 2019 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 60 | Kenya | 43.82 | 2019 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 61 | Jordan | 43.8 | 2016 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 62 | Estonia | 43.75 | 2016 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 63 | Belize | 43.55 | 1999 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 64 | Venezuela | 43.5 | 2006 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 65 | Guatemala | 43.25 | 2019 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 66 | South Africa | 43.25 | 2020 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 67 | Georgia | 43.16 | 2020 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 68 | Niger | 43.05 | 2018 | up 23.2% | flat |
| 69 | Paraguay | 43.01 | 2021 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 70 | Indonesia | 42.97 | 2019 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 71 | Romania | 42.96 | 2018 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 72 | Türkiye | 42.74 | 2019 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 73 | Bangladesh | 42.71 | 2016 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 74 | Jamaica | 42.48 | 2002 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 75 | Bolivia | 42.43 | 2021 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 76 | Trinidad and Tobago | 42.35 | 2011 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 77 | Honduras | 42.34 | 2019 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 78 | Rwanda | 42.18 | 2021 | — | rising |
| 79 | Ghana | 41.82 | 2016 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 80 | Nicaragua | 41.53 | 2014 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 81 | Russia | 41.42 | 2016 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 82 | Mongolia | 41.4 | 2021 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 83 | Namibia | 41.01 | 2015 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 84 | Ethiopia | 40.88 | 2021 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 85 | Madagascar | 40.67 | 2012 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 86 | Cambodia | 40.32 | 2012 | up 12.6% | flat |
| 87 | Pakistan | 40.01 | 2020 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 88 | Gambia | 39.82 | 2020 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 89 | Belarus | 39.7 | 2010 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 90 | Djibouti | 39.68 | 2017 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 91 | Nepal | 39.54 | 2014 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 92 | Tanzania | 38.87 | 2020 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 93 | Zambia | 38.86 | 2015 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 94 | Uganda | 37.82 | 2016 | down 4.7% | flat |