Average age of employers, aged 15-64, rural by country
Countries reporting
82
Highest
54.27
France
Lowest
36.54
Gambia
Median
44.35
Years covered
41
1981–2021
Data points
1,113
What the numbers show
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, rural is currently reported for 82 countries. The highest value is 54.27 in France; the lowest is 36.54 in Gambia.
The median across all reporting countries is 44.35, and the mean is 44.25.
Over the past decade 57 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in France (up 26.1%), and the largest decrease in Mongolia (down 19.2%).
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 54.27 | 2016 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 1 | Djibouti | 40.83 | 2017 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 2 | Ireland | 50.42 | 2016 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 49.41 | 2016 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 4 | Iceland | 49.17 | 2015 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 5 | Hungary | 49.15 | 2016 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 6 | Cyprus | 48.92 | 2016 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 7 | Uruguay | 48.76 | 2021 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 8 | South Korea | 48.64 | 2017 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 9 | Finland | 48.64 | 2016 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 10 | Armenia | 48.49 | 2020 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 11 | Denmark | 48.41 | 2016 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 12 | Panama | 47.87 | 2021 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 13 | Chile | 47.56 | 2017 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 14 | Ukraine | 47.52 | 2014 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 15 | Spain | 47.49 | 2016 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 16 | Norway | 47.49 | 2013 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 17 | Germany | 47.46 | 2011 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 18 | Sweden | 47.31 | 2016 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 19 | Thailand | 46.91 | 2021 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 20 | Bulgaria | 46.83 | 2016 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 46.66 | 2021 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 22 | Colombia | 46.41 | 2021 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 46.34 | 2013 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 24 | Portugal | 46.28 | 2016 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 25 | Ecuador | 46.06 | 2021 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 26 | Greece | 46.04 | 2016 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 27 | Philippines | 46.04 | 2019 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 28 | Latvia | 46 | 2016 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 29 | Czechia | 45.95 | 2016 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 30 | North Macedonia | 45.84 | 2020 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 45.78 | 2016 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 32 | Italy | 45.57 | 2016 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 33 | Peru | 45.48 | 2021 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 34 | Sri Lanka | 45.37 | 2019 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 35 | Brazil | 45.32 | 2021 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 45.16 | 2017 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 37 | Kyrgyzstan | 44.95 | 2020 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 38 | Egypt | 44.61 | 2019 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 39 | Estonia | 44.58 | 2016 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 40 | Croatia | 44.47 | 2016 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 41 | Mexico | 44.35 | 2020 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 42 | India | 44.35 | 2019 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 43 | Poland | 43.86 | 2019 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 44 | Lithuania | 43.86 | 2016 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 45 | Belize | 43.8 | 1999 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 46 | Jamaica | 43.76 | 2002 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 47 | Serbia | 43.68 | 2018 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 48 | Mongolia | 43.65 | 2021 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 49 | Paraguay | 43.61 | 2021 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 50 | Tunisia | 43.56 | 2015 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 51 | Slovakia | 43.55 | 2016 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 52 | Indonesia | 43.12 | 2019 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 53 | South Africa | 43.03 | 2020 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 54 | Romania | 42.92 | 2018 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 55 | El Salvador | 42.9 | 2019 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 56 | Bangladesh | 42.77 | 2016 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 57 | Bolivia | 42.72 | 2021 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 58 | Turkey | 42.61 | 2013 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 59 | Namibia | 42.39 | 2015 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 60 | Ethiopia | 42.36 | 2021 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 61 | Honduras | 42.36 | 2019 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 62 | Palestine | 41.95 | 2017 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 63 | Morocco | 41.92 | 2013 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 64 | Venezuela | 41.78 | 2002 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 65 | Moldova | 41.35 | 2021 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 66 | Guatemala | 41.25 | 2019 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 67 | Georgia | 41.24 | 2020 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 68 | Ghana | 41.08 | 2016 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 69 | Jordan | 40.47 | 2016 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 70 | Madagascar | 40.25 | 2012 | down 9.7% | flat |
| 71 | Nicaragua | 40.21 | 2014 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 72 | Russia | 40.02 | 2016 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 73 | Belarus | 39.57 | 2010 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 74 | Nepal | 39.38 | 2014 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 75 | Zambia | 38.84 | 2015 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 76 | Uganda | 38.81 | 2016 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 77 | Pakistan | 38.68 | 2020 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 78 | Rwanda | 38.53 | 2021 | — | rising |
| 79 | Tanzania | 36.61 | 2020 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 80 | Cambodia | 36.6 | 2012 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 81 | Gambia | 36.54 | 2020 | down 3.2% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 45.82