Average age of employers, aged 15-64, total by country
Countries reporting
98
Highest
52.35
France
Lowest
38.38
Uganda
Median
44.71
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,350
What the numbers show
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, total is currently reported for 98 countries. The highest value is 52.35 in France; the lowest is 38.38 in Uganda.
The median across all reporting countries is 44.71, and the mean is 44.32.
Over the past decade 80 countries rose and 17 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 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 47.06 | 2017 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 13 | Kosovo | 47.06 | 2017 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 15 | Italy | 46.97 | 2016 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 16 | Austria | 46.72 | 2016 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 17 | Uruguay | 46.67 | 2021 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 18 | Malta | 46.66 | 2016 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 19 | Denmark | 46.6 | 2016 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 20 | Australia | 46.5 | 2015 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 21 | Thailand | 46.4 | 2021 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 22 | Cyprus | 46.4 | 2016 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 23 | Greece | 46.38 | 2016 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 24 | Spain | 46.38 | 2016 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 46.35 | 2016 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 26 | Portugal | 46.26 | 2016 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 27 | Czechia | 46.22 | 2016 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 28 | Norway | 46.19 | 2013 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 29 | Chile | 46.14 | 2017 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 30 | Philippines | 45.89 | 2019 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 31 | Panama | 45.86 | 2021 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 32 | Croatia | 45.84 | 2016 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 45.83 | 2016 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 34 | Sri Lanka | 45.68 | 2019 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 35 | Slovenia | 45.65 | 2016 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 45.59 | 2013 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 37 | Costa Rica | 45.49 | 2021 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 38 | Belgium | 45.47 | 2016 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 45.35 | 2020 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 40 | Serbia | 45.14 | 2018 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 41 | Mexico | 45.11 | 2020 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 45.1 | 2016 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 43 | Ukraine | 45.04 | 2014 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 44 | Latvia | 45.04 | 2016 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 45 | Ecuador | 44.92 | 2021 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 46 | Colombia | 44.81 | 2021 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 47 | Montenegro | 44.8 | 2010 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 48 | Argentina | 44.78 | 2021 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 49 | Kyrgyzstan | 44.74 | 2020 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 50 | Albania | 44.68 | 2019 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 51 | Lithuania | 44.64 | 2016 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 52 | Palestine | 44.5 | 2017 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 53 | Egypt | 44.45 | 2019 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 54 | Peru | 44.42 | 2021 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 55 | Poland | 44.23 | 2019 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 56 | Morocco | 44.15 | 2013 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 57 | Slovakia | 44.1 | 2016 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 58 | Estonia | 44.07 | 2016 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 59 | Tunisia | 44.03 | 2015 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 60 | India | 44.01 | 2019 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 61 | El Salvador | 43.97 | 2019 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 62 | Moldova | 43.81 | 2021 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 63 | Jordan | 43.72 | 2016 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 64 | Brazil | 43.71 | 2021 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 65 | Armenia | 43.65 | 2020 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 66 | South Africa | 43.41 | 2020 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 67 | Venezuela | 43.39 | 2006 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 68 | Indonesia | 43.18 | 2019 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 69 | Belize | 43 | 1999 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 70 | Georgia | 42.95 | 2020 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 71 | Romania | 42.88 | 2018 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 72 | Turkey | 42.61 | 2019 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 73 | Guatemala | 42.58 | 2019 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 74 | Bangladesh | 42.46 | 2016 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 75 | Namibia | 42.43 | 2015 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 76 | Bolivia | 42.43 | 2021 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 77 | Trinidad and Tobago | 42.39 | 2011 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 78 | Paraguay | 42.37 | 2021 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 79 | Mongolia | 42.35 | 2021 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 80 | Honduras | 42.26 | 2019 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 81 | Kenya | 42.19 | 2019 | up 12.1% | flat |
| 82 | Nicaragua | 42.18 | 2014 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 83 | Russia | 42.1 | 2016 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 84 | Niger | 42.09 | 2018 | up 21.3% | flat |
| 85 | Jamaica | 41.93 | 2002 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 86 | Rwanda | 41.47 | 2021 | — | rising |
| 87 | Ghana | 41.22 | 2016 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 88 | Belarus | 40.96 | 2010 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 89 | Madagascar | 40.12 | 2012 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 90 | Pakistan | 39.9 | 2020 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 91 | Ethiopia | 39.53 | 2021 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 92 | Nepal | 39.04 | 2014 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 93 | Cambodia | 38.79 | 2012 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 94 | Gambia | 38.77 | 2020 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 95 | Zambia | 38.71 | 2015 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 96 | Tanzania | 38.69 | 2020 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 97 | Djibouti | 38.68 | 2017 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 98 | Uganda | 38.38 | 2016 | up 3.2% | flat |