Average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban by country
Countries reporting
84
Highest
50.15
France
Lowest
37.83
Uganda
Median
44.4
Years covered
41
1981–2021
Data points
1,140
What the numbers show
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban is currently reported for 84 countries. The highest value is 50.15 in France; the lowest is 37.83 in Uganda.
The median across all reporting countries is 44.4, and the mean is 44.03.
Over the past decade 66 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Zambia (up 26.5%), and the largest decrease in Jamaica (down 19.6%).
Average age of employers, aged 15-64, urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 50.15 | 2016 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 1 | Djibouti | 38.61 | 2017 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 2 | Sweden | 47.92 | 2016 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 3 | South Korea | 47.66 | 2017 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 4 | Iceland | 47.63 | 2015 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 5 | Italy | 47.57 | 2016 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 47.04 | 2011 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 7 | Finland | 47 | 2016 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 8 | Croatia | 46.89 | 2016 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 9 | Malta | 46.66 | 2016 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 10 | Greece | 46.61 | 2016 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 11 | Uruguay | 46.48 | 2021 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 12 | Czechia | 46.37 | 2016 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 46.36 | 2019 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 14 | Hungary | 46.3 | 2016 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 15 | Portugal | 46.26 | 2016 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 16 | Thailand | 46.04 | 2021 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 17 | Chile | 45.95 | 2017 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 18 | Spain | 45.93 | 2016 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 19 | Philippines | 45.65 | 2019 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 20 | Ireland | 45.64 | 2016 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 21 | Serbia | 45.64 | 2018 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 22 | Palestine | 45.58 | 2017 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 45.56 | 2016 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 24 | Denmark | 45.53 | 2016 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 45.52 | 2016 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 26 | Panama | 45.51 | 2021 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 27 | Norway | 45.47 | 2013 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 28 | Dominican Republic | 45.46 | 2013 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 29 | Mexico | 45.3 | 2020 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 30 | Cyprus | 45.28 | 2016 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 31 | Lithuania | 45.26 | 2016 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 45.16 | 2021 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 33 | North Macedonia | 45.14 | 2020 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 34 | Moldova | 45.11 | 2021 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 35 | Cambodia | 44.98 | 2012 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 36 | Argentina | 44.78 | 2021 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 37 | Ecuador | 44.78 | 2021 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 38 | Latvia | 44.63 | 2016 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 39 | Morocco | 44.62 | 2013 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 40 | El Salvador | 44.46 | 2019 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 41 | Nicaragua | 44.41 | 2014 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 42 | Colombia | 44.4 | 2021 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 43 | Poland | 44.4 | 2019 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 44 | Slovakia | 44.36 | 2016 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 45 | Ukraine | 44.29 | 2014 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 46 | Peru | 44.22 | 2021 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 47 | Tunisia | 44.16 | 2015 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 48 | Luxembourg | 44.11 | 2016 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 49 | Egypt | 44.07 | 2019 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 50 | Jordan | 43.89 | 2016 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 51 | Rwanda | 43.79 | 2021 | — | rising |
| 52 | Estonia | 43.75 | 2016 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 53 | Venezuela | 43.7 | 2002 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 54 | India | 43.64 | 2019 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 55 | Brazil | 43.6 | 2021 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 56 | South Africa | 43.52 | 2020 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 57 | Georgia | 43.41 | 2020 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 58 | Armenia | 43.31 | 2020 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 59 | Kyrgyzstan | 43.26 | 2020 | up 10.1% | flat |
| 60 | Indonesia | 43.21 | 2019 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 61 | Guatemala | 43.18 | 2019 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 62 | Romania | 42.81 | 2018 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 63 | Kazakhstan | 42.8 | 2017 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 64 | Namibia | 42.61 | 2015 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 65 | Russia | 42.38 | 2016 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 66 | Bolivia | 42.36 | 2021 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 67 | Belize | 42.21 | 1999 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 68 | Honduras | 42.18 | 2019 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 69 | Paraguay | 42.05 | 2021 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 70 | Mongolia | 42.01 | 2021 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 71 | Bangladesh | 41.8 | 2016 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 72 | Ghana | 41.28 | 2016 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 73 | Belarus | 41.07 | 2010 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 74 | Jamaica | 40.77 | 2002 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 75 | Turkey | 40.67 | 2013 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 76 | Pakistan | 40.37 | 2020 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 77 | Gambia | 39.92 | 2020 | up 12.2% | flat |
| 78 | Tanzania | 39.57 | 2020 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 79 | Madagascar | 39.35 | 2012 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 80 | Nepal | 38.85 | 2014 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 81 | Zambia | 38.68 | 2015 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 82 | Ethiopia | 38.15 | 2021 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 83 | Uganda | 37.83 | 2016 | down 7.5% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 49.84