Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-24 by country
Countries reporting
104
Highest
24
Luxembourg
Lowest
17.38
Denmark
Median
20.89
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,473
What the numbers show
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-24 is currently reported for 104 countries. The highest value is 24 in Luxembourg; the lowest is 17.38 in Denmark.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.89, and the mean is 20.92.
Over the past decade 72 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Turkey (up 12.6%), and the largest decrease in Denmark (down 25.9%).
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-24: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 24 | 2015 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 1 | Djibouti | 20.08 | 2017 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 2 | Norway | 23.63 | 2016 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 3 | Latvia | 23.51 | 2016 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 4 | France | 23.26 | 2016 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 5 | Belarus | 23 | 2010 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 6 | Germany | 23 | 2011 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 7 | Cyprus | 23 | 2016 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 8 | Czechia | 22.87 | 2016 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 9 | Lithuania | 22.61 | 2016 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 10 | Malta | 22.59 | 2016 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 11 | Slovakia | 22.57 | 2016 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 12 | Netherlands | 22.5 | 2016 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 13 | Sweden | 22.5 | 2016 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 14 | Iceland | 22.47 | 2015 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 15 | Italy | 22.46 | 2016 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 16 | Croatia | 22.3 | 2016 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 17 | Slovenia | 22.27 | 2016 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 18 | Poland | 22.27 | 2019 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 19 | Sri Lanka | 22.21 | 2019 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 20 | Ukraine | 22.19 | 2014 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 21 | Portugal | 22.18 | 2016 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 22 | South Africa | 22.14 | 2020 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 23 | Greece | 22.07 | 2016 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | 21.99 | 2018 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 25 | Russia | 21.98 | 2016 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 26 | Hungary | 21.92 | 2016 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 27 | Bulgaria | 21.9 | 2016 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 28 | Finland | 21.85 | 2016 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 29 | Spain | 21.84 | 2016 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 30 | Mongolia | 21.8 | 2021 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 31 | United Kingdom | 21.79 | 2016 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 32 | Chile | 21.7 | 2017 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 33 | Belgium | 21.69 | 2003 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 34 | Puerto Rico | 21.68 | 2005 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 35 | Namibia | 21.56 | 2015 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 36 | South Korea | 21.5 | 2017 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 37 | Estonia | 21.49 | 2016 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 38 | Albania | 21.36 | 2019 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 39 | Jamaica | 21.33 | 2002 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 40 | Moldova | 21.32 | 2021 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 41 | Austria | 21.25 | 2003 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 42 | Thailand | 21.24 | 2021 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 43 | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.23 | 2011 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 44 | Kenya | 21.23 | 2019 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 45 | Costa Rica | 21.16 | 2021 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 46 | Montenegro | 21.12 | 2010 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 47 | Mauritius | 21.08 | 2017 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 48 | North Macedonia | 21.08 | 2020 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 49 | Argentina | 21.05 | 2021 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 50 | Serbia | 21.01 | 2018 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 51 | Uruguay | 21.01 | 2021 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 52 | Rwanda | 20.91 | 2021 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 53 | India | 20.87 | 2019 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 54 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20.87 | 2019 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 55 | Armenia | 20.79 | 2020 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 56 | Romania | 20.78 | 2018 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 57 | Brazil | 20.74 | 2021 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 58 | Ireland | 20.73 | 2016 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 59 | United States | 20.7 | 2018 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 60 | Tunisia | 20.67 | 2015 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 61 | Gambia | 20.65 | 2020 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 62 | Colombia | 20.63 | 2021 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 63 | Palestine | 20.48 | 2017 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 64 | Jordan | 20.46 | 2016 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 65 | Zambia | 20.43 | 2015 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 20.34 | 2013 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 67 | Bangladesh | 20.34 | 2016 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 68 | Venezuela | 20.26 | 2006 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 69 | Indonesia | 20.25 | 2019 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 70 | Egypt | 20.18 | 2019 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 71 | Morocco | 20.15 | 2013 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 72 | Georgia | 20.15 | 2020 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 73 | Panama | 20.13 | 2021 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 74 | El Salvador | 19.89 | 2019 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 75 | Turkey | 19.87 | 2019 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 76 | Mexico | 19.85 | 2020 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 77 | Pakistan | 19.8 | 2020 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 78 | Senegal | 19.77 | 2018 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 79 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.76 | 2020 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 80 | Laos | 19.75 | 2018 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 81 | Bolivia | 19.73 | 2021 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 82 | Paraguay | 19.68 | 2021 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 83 | Guinea | 19.67 | 2018 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 84 | Nicaragua | 19.63 | 2014 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 85 | Togo | 19.61 | 2018 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 86 | Philippines | 19.61 | 2019 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 87 | Nigeria | 19.59 | 2012 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 88 | Ecuador | 19.56 | 2021 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 89 | Tanzania | 19.53 | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 90 | Cambodia | 19.46 | 2012 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 91 | Ghana | 19.44 | 2016 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 92 | Mozambique | 19.38 | 2014 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 93 | Madagascar | 19.32 | 2012 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 94 | Uganda | 19.27 | 2016 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 95 | Belize | 19.27 | 1999 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 96 | Guatemala | 19.25 | 2019 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 97 | Honduras | 19.23 | 2019 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 98 | Ethiopia | 19.08 | 2021 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 99 | Nepal | 19.08 | 2014 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 100 | Malawi | 19 | 2019 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 101 | Peru | 18.78 | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 102 | Niger | 18.56 | 2018 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 103 | Denmark | 17.38 | 2016 | down 25.9% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 21.77