Average age of employers, aged 25-64 by country
Countries reporting
95
Highest
52.35
France
Lowest
39.72
Djibouti
Median
45.34
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,260
What the numbers show
Average age of employers, aged 25-64 is currently reported for 95 countries. The highest value is 52.35 in France; the lowest is 39.72 in Djibouti.
The median across all reporting countries is 45.34, and the mean is 44.96.
Over the past decade 76 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Zambia (up 22.0%), and the largest decrease in Jamaica (down 9.9%).
Average age of employers, aged 25-64: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 52.35 | 2016 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 48.31 | 2019 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 3 | Ireland | 48.12 | 2016 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 4 | Iceland | 47.99 | 2015 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 5 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 47.91 | 2017 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 5 | Kosovo | 47.91 | 2017 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 7 | South Korea | 47.86 | 2017 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 8 | Hungary | 47.75 | 2016 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 9 | Sweden | 47.74 | 2016 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 10 | Finland | 47.73 | 2016 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 11 | Mauritius | 47.47 | 2017 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 12 | Netherlands | 47.41 | 2016 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 13 | Germany | 47.32 | 2011 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 14 | Uruguay | 47.24 | 2021 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 15 | Italy | 47.21 | 2016 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 47.12 | 2018 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 17 | Czechia | 47.02 | 2016 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 18 | Malta | 46.99 | 2016 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 19 | Chile | 46.89 | 2017 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 20 | Denmark | 46.85 | 2016 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 21 | Thailand | 46.75 | 2021 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 22 | Portugal | 46.65 | 2016 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 23 | Spain | 46.58 | 2016 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 24 | Greece | 46.54 | 2016 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 25 | Philippines | 46.51 | 2019 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 26 | Cyprus | 46.4 | 2016 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 27 | Costa Rica | 46.37 | 2021 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 46.35 | 2016 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 29 | Panama | 46.35 | 2021 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 30 | Norway | 46.28 | 2013 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 31 | Dominican Republic | 46.16 | 2013 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | 46.04 | 2020 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 33 | Sri Lanka | 46.01 | 2019 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 34 | Croatia | 46 | 2016 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 45.86 | 2016 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 45.85 | 2016 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 37 | Mexico | 45.75 | 2020 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 38 | Ecuador | 45.7 | 2021 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 39 | Slovenia | 45.68 | 2016 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 40 | North Macedonia | 45.68 | 2020 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 41 | Latvia | 45.55 | 2016 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 42 | Palestine | 45.53 | 2017 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 43 | Colombia | 45.45 | 2021 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 44 | Argentina | 45.43 | 2021 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 45 | Ukraine | 45.41 | 2014 | up 9.8% | flat |
| 46 | Serbia | 45.41 | 2018 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 47 | Montenegro | 45.36 | 2010 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 48 | Albania | 45.34 | 2019 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 49 | Egypt | 45.1 | 2019 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 50 | Peru | 45 | 2021 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 51 | Tunisia | 44.89 | 2015 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 52 | Morocco | 44.86 | 2013 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 53 | El Salvador | 44.7 | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 54 | Lithuania | 44.64 | 2016 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 55 | Brazil | 44.6 | 2021 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 56 | Poland | 44.41 | 2019 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 57 | India | 44.3 | 2019 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 58 | Jordan | 44.24 | 2016 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 59 | Slovakia | 44.21 | 2016 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 60 | Venezuela | 44.11 | 2006 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 61 | Estonia | 44.07 | 2016 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 62 | Belize | 44.06 | 1999 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 63 | Guatemala | 43.92 | 2019 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 64 | Indonesia | 43.92 | 2019 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 65 | Armenia | 43.91 | 2020 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 66 | South Africa | 43.88 | 2020 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 67 | Moldova | 43.81 | 2021 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 68 | Honduras | 43.8 | 2019 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 69 | Georgia | 43.72 | 2020 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 70 | Namibia | 43.64 | 2015 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 71 | Trinidad and Tobago | 43.59 | 2011 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 72 | Nicaragua | 43.57 | 2014 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 73 | Bangladesh | 43.37 | 2016 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 74 | Niger | 43.36 | 2018 | up 14.6% | flat |
| 75 | Kenya | 43.06 | 2019 | up 9.8% | flat |
| 76 | Bolivia | 43.04 | 2021 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 77 | Turkey | 43.02 | 2019 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 78 | Romania | 42.88 | 2018 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 79 | Jamaica | 42.82 | 2002 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 80 | Russia | 42.76 | 2016 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 81 | Paraguay | 42.71 | 2021 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 82 | Cambodia | 42.54 | 2012 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 83 | Mongolia | 42.54 | 2021 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 84 | Rwanda | 42.46 | 2021 | — | flat |
| 85 | Belarus | 42.44 | 2010 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 86 | Madagascar | 42.05 | 2012 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 87 | Ghana | 41.81 | 2016 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 88 | Ethiopia | 41.68 | 2021 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 89 | Zambia | 41.59 | 2015 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 90 | Pakistan | 41.53 | 2020 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 91 | Gambia | 41.49 | 2020 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 92 | Nepal | 41.18 | 2014 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 93 | Uganda | 39.86 | 2016 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 94 | Tanzania | 39.79 | 2020 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 95 | Djibouti | 39.72 | 2017 | up 2.7% | falling |