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Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female by country

Countries reporting
105
Highest
49.23
Sweden
Lowest
31.67
Niger
Median
41.98
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,476

What the numbers show

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female is currently reported for 105 countries. The highest value is 49.23 in Sweden; the lowest is 31.67 in Niger.

The median across all reporting countries is 41.98, and the mean is 41.5.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 83 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Djibouti (up 35.8%), and the largest decrease in Portugal (down 7.3%).

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Sweden 49.23 2016 up 8.9% rising
2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 49.06 2019 up 12.5% rising
3 Korea 49.03 2017 up 4.5% rising
4 Lithuania 48.68 2016 up 12.6% rising
5 Denmark 48.67 2016 up 6.6% flat
6 Serbia 48.61 2018 up 6.1% rising
7 Georgia 48.05 2020 up 5.4% flat
8 Armenia 46.95 2020 up 8.6% rising
9 Netherlands 46.91 2016 up 7.1% rising
10 Greece 46.84 2016 up 5.3% rising
11 Latvia 46.7 2016 down 1.2% rising
12 Hungary 46.6 2016 up 11.0% rising
13 Finland 46.46 2016 down 0.6% rising
14 Germany 46.41 2011 up 4.6% flat
15 Norway 46.41 2016 up 3.1% flat
16 Ireland 46.2 2016 down 0.2% rising
17 Bulgaria 45.93 2016 up 3.8% rising
18 Thailand 45.81 2021 up 8.5% rising
19 Sri Lanka 45.35 2019 up 4.0% rising
20 Luxembourg 45.24 2016 up 3.4% rising
21 Iceland 45.06 2015 up 0.5% flat
22 United States 44.95 2018 down 0.9% rising
23 France 44.89 2016 up 2.2% flat
24 Estonia 44.86 2016 down 5.2% flat
25 Croatia 44.75 2016 down 1.3% flat
26 North Macedonia 44.66 2020 up 10.9% rising
27 Slovak Republic 44.62 2016 up 7.3% rising
28 Czechia 44.48 2016 up 5.6% rising
29 Spain 44.34 2016 up 0.5% rising
30 United Kingdom 44.28 2016 down 0.2% rising
31 Austria 43.94 2003 up 1.2% flat
32 Italy 43.85 2016 up 5.1% rising
33 Chile 43.84 2017 up 2.1% rising
34 Puerto Rico 43.81 2005 up 20.3% flat
35 Montenegro 43.77 2010 up 16.3% rising
36 Albania 43.62 2019 up 14.6% rising
37 Portugal 43.49 2016 down 7.3% rising
38 Poland 43.47 2019 down 1.0% rising
39 Slovenia 43.3 2016 up 0.0% flat
40 Republic of Moldova 43.2 2021 down 1.8% rising
41 Mongolia 43.2 2021 up 14.8% rising
42 Tunisia 43.13 2015 up 9.0% rising
43 Belarus 43 2010 up 18.1% rising
44 Romania 42.92 2018 up 4.8% rising
45 Ukraine 42.46 2014 up 8.2% flat
46 Mauritius 42.32 2017 up 2.4% rising
47 South Africa 42.28 2020 up 4.4% rising
48 Malta 42.23 2016 up 5.6% flat
49 Philippines 42.17 2019 up 4.0% flat
50 Belgium 42.11 2003 up 5.3% rising
51 Jordan 42.07 2016 up 7.0% rising
52 Türkiye 42.02 2019 up 11.8% rising
53 Uruguay 41.98 2021 down 1.4% flat
54 Costa Rica 41.9 2021 up 3.9% rising
55 Indonesia 41.85 2019 up 7.7% rising
56 Mexico 41.73 2020 up 5.0% rising
57 Kazakhstan 41.59 2018 up 6.2% rising
58 Cyprus 41.56 2016 down 4.6% flat
59 Djibouti 41.17 2017 up 35.8% rising
60 El Salvador 41.13 2019 up 5.6% rising
61 Jamaica 40.96 2002 down 1.4% flat
62 Kyrgyzstan 40.88 2020 up 9.5% rising
63 Dominican Republic 40.8 2013 up 3.7% flat
64 Palestine, State of 40.8 2017 up 4.0% rising
65 Paraguay 40.46 2021 down 0.9% rising
66 Peru 40.42 2021 up 4.6% rising
67 Trinidad and Tobago 40.4 2011 up 2.9% flat
68 Ecuador 40.3 2021 down 2.5% rising
69 India 40.08 2019 up 7.8% rising
70 Panama 40.04 2021 up 0.1% rising
71 Argentina 39.84 2021 down 6.3% falling
72 Senegal 39.73 2018 up 13.3% rising
73 Colombia 39.67 2021 up 0.8% rising
74 Brazil 39.59 2021 down 3.6% rising
75 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 39.51 2021 up 3.9% rising
76 Venezuela 39.24 2006 up 4.0% flat
77 Egypt 39.23 2019 up 3.4% rising
78 Kenya 39.17 2019 up 8.4% rising
79 Belize 38.7 1999 down 0.3% flat
80 Kosovo 38.65 2017 up 13.1% rising
81 Honduras 38.63 2019 up 0.7% flat
82 Nigeria 38.23 2012 down 1.1% flat
83 Nicaragua 38.11 2014 up 1.3% flat
84 Namibia 37.98 2015 up 25.2% rising
85 Morocco 37.85 2013 up 4.4% rising
86 Gambia 37.58 2020 up 10.3% rising
87 Guatemala 37.33 2019 up 2.8% rising
88 Cambodia 37.2 2012 up 7.8% rising
89 Bangladesh 36.86 2016 up 4.0% flat
90 Ghana 36.77 2016 up 1.7% rising
91 Lao People's Democratic Republic 36.26 2018 up 7.6% rising
92 Rwanda 36.19 2021 up 2.4% rising
93 Togo 36.12 2018 up 8.2% rising
94 Zambia 35.51 2015 up 5.7% flat
95 Russian Federation 35.17 2016 down 5.8% falling
96 Tanzania, United Republic of 34.75 2020 up 0.8% rising
97 Nepal 34.69 2014 up 4.5% rising
98 Mozambique 34.11 2014 up 3.6% flat
99 Pakistan 33.88 2020 up 1.0% flat
100 Madagascar 33.87 2012 up 2.8% flat
101 Malawi 33.44 2019 up 2.6% falling
102 Uganda 33.16 2016 up 4.2% flat
103 Ethiopia 32.74 2021 up 0.4% rising
104 Guinea 31.92 2018 down 6.4% flat
105 Niger 31.67 2018 down 4.6% flat

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Indicator
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
105 places, 1,476 data points, 1970–2021
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