Average age of employers, aged 15-64, total by country
Countries reporting
95
Highest
52.35
France
Lowest
38.38
Uganda
Median
44.68
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,336
What the numbers show
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, total is currently reported for 95 countries. The highest value is 52.35 in France; the lowest is 38.38 in Uganda.
The median across all reporting countries is 44.68, and the mean is 44.32.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Zambia (up 22.9%), and the largest decrease in Jamaica (down 11.8%).
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 52.35 | 2016 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 2 | Iceland | 47.99 | 2015 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 3 | South Korea | 47.79 | 2017 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 4 | Sweden | 47.7 | 2016 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 5 | Finland | 47.61 | 2016 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 6 | Hungary | 47.54 | 2016 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 7 | Ireland | 47.48 | 2016 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 8 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 47.39 | 2019 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands | 47.38 | 2016 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 10 | Mauritius | 47.19 | 2017 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 11 | Germany | 47.14 | 2011 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 12 | Kazakhstan | 47.12 | 2018 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 13 | Italy | 46.97 | 2016 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 14 | Austria | 46.72 | 2016 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 15 | Uruguay | 46.67 | 2021 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 16 | Malta | 46.66 | 2016 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 17 | Denmark | 46.6 | 2016 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 18 | Australia | 46.5 | 2015 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 19 | Thailand | 46.4 | 2021 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 20 | Cyprus | 46.4 | 2016 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 21 | Greece | 46.38 | 2016 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 22 | Spain | 46.38 | 2016 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 46.35 | 2016 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 24 | Portugal | 46.26 | 2016 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 25 | Czechia | 46.22 | 2016 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 26 | Norway | 46.19 | 2013 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 27 | Chile | 46.14 | 2017 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 28 | Philippines | 45.89 | 2019 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 29 | Panama | 45.86 | 2021 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 30 | Croatia | 45.84 | 2016 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 45.83 | 2016 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 32 | Sri Lanka | 45.68 | 2019 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 33 | Slovenia | 45.65 | 2016 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 45.59 | 2013 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 45.49 | 2021 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 36 | Belgium | 45.47 | 2016 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 37 | North Macedonia | 45.35 | 2020 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 38 | Serbia | 45.14 | 2018 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 39 | Mexico | 45.11 | 2020 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 40 | Luxembourg | 45.1 | 2016 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 41 | Ukraine | 45.04 | 2014 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 42 | Latvia | 45.04 | 2016 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 43 | Ecuador | 44.92 | 2021 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 44 | Colombia | 44.81 | 2021 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 45 | Montenegro | 44.8 | 2010 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 46 | Argentina | 44.78 | 2021 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 47 | Kyrgyzstan | 44.74 | 2020 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 48 | Albania | 44.68 | 2019 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 49 | Lithuania | 44.64 | 2016 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 50 | Palestine | 44.5 | 2017 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 51 | Egypt | 44.45 | 2019 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 52 | Peru | 44.42 | 2021 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 53 | Poland | 44.23 | 2019 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 54 | Morocco | 44.15 | 2013 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 55 | Slovakia | 44.1 | 2016 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 56 | Estonia | 44.07 | 2016 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 57 | Tunisia | 44.03 | 2015 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 58 | India | 44.01 | 2019 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 59 | El Salvador | 43.97 | 2019 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 60 | Moldova | 43.81 | 2021 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 61 | Jordan | 43.72 | 2016 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 62 | Brazil | 43.71 | 2021 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 63 | Armenia | 43.65 | 2020 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 64 | South Africa | 43.41 | 2020 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 65 | Venezuela | 43.39 | 2006 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 66 | Indonesia | 43.18 | 2019 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 67 | Belize | 43 | 1999 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 68 | Georgia | 42.95 | 2020 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 69 | Romania | 42.88 | 2018 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 70 | Turkey | 42.61 | 2019 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 71 | Guatemala | 42.58 | 2019 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 72 | Bangladesh | 42.46 | 2016 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 73 | Namibia | 42.43 | 2015 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 74 | Bolivia | 42.43 | 2021 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 75 | Trinidad and Tobago | 42.39 | 2011 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 76 | Paraguay | 42.37 | 2021 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 77 | Mongolia | 42.35 | 2021 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 78 | Honduras | 42.26 | 2019 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 79 | Kenya | 42.19 | 2019 | up 12.1% | flat |
| 80 | Nicaragua | 42.18 | 2014 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 81 | Russia | 42.1 | 2016 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 82 | Niger | 42.09 | 2018 | up 21.3% | flat |
| 83 | Jamaica | 41.93 | 2002 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 84 | Rwanda | 41.47 | 2021 | — | rising |
| 85 | Ghana | 41.22 | 2016 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 86 | Belarus | 40.96 | 2010 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 87 | Madagascar | 40.12 | 2012 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 88 | Pakistan | 39.9 | 2020 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 89 | Ethiopia | 39.53 | 2021 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 90 | Nepal | 39.04 | 2014 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 91 | Cambodia | 38.79 | 2012 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 92 | Gambia | 38.77 | 2020 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 93 | Zambia | 38.71 | 2015 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 94 | Tanzania | 38.69 | 2020 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 95 | Uganda | 38.38 | 2016 | up 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 47.06