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Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below by country

Countries reporting
102
Highest
62
Austria
Lowest
29
Ukraine
Median
42.74
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,350

What the numbers show

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below is currently reported for 102 countries. The highest value is 62 in Austria; the lowest is 29 in Ukraine.

The median across all reporting countries is 42.74, and the mean is 44.11.

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

Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Denmark (up 65.4%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 40.5%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Austria 62 2003 up 43.5% rising
2 Sweden 61.3 2016 up 10.8% flat
3 Hungary 61 2013 up 41.9% rising
4 Malta 60.2 2016 up 11.4% rising
5 Iceland 59.54 2014 up 8.8% flat
6 Korea 59.36 2017 up 6.0% rising
7 Denmark 58.94 2016 up 65.4% rising
8 Estonia 58.47 2013 up 35.9% rising
9 Croatia 56.13 2016 up 9.6% rising
10 Slovenia 55.56 2013 up 10.8% rising
11 Ireland 54.54 2016 up 0.5% rising
12 Luxembourg 53.76 2016 up 11.2% rising
13 Greece 52.69 2016 up 6.9% rising
14 Sri Lanka 52.6 2019 up 8.4% rising
15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 51.76 2019 up 12.4% rising
16 Cyprus 51.55 2016 down 0.5% flat
17 Portugal 51.43 2016 up 5.8% rising
18 Jamaica 50.92 2002 up 12.2% rising
19 Spain 50.6 2016 up 1.0% rising
20 Italy 50.18 2016 down 0.8% rising
21 Netherlands 49.92 2016 down 4.0% rising
22 Puerto Rico 49.44 2005 up 19.5% rising
23 Serbia 49.36 2018 up 2.7% rising
24 Poland 49.12 2019 up 0.1% flat
25 Armenia 48.99 2020 up 13.8% rising
26 Belgium 48.99 2003 up 19.7% rising
27 France 48.7 2016 down 7.4% flat
28 Republic of Moldova 48.69 2019 up 20.0% falling
29 Chile 48.49 2017 up 5.8% rising
30 Albania 48.12 2019 up 22.9% rising
31 North Macedonia 47.88 2020 up 15.2% rising
32 Türkiye 47.71 2019 up 15.9% rising
33 Kosovo 47.66 2017 up 29.1% rising
34 Peru 47.59 2021 up 7.7% rising
35 Thailand 47.44 2021 up 9.7% rising
36 Costa Rica 47.41 2021 up 6.4% rising
37 Ecuador 47.4 2021 up 4.6% rising
38 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 47.04 2021 up 12.2% rising
39 Uruguay 46.67 2021 up 1.5% flat
40 Paraguay 46.66 2021 up 11.2% rising
41 United Kingdom 46 2016 — flat
42 Mauritius 45.92 2017 up 7.3% rising
43 Argentina 45.81 2021 down 4.8% flat
44 Trinidad and Tobago 45.61 2011 up 8.3% rising
45 Panama 45.58 2021 up 7.4% rising
46 Brazil 45 2021 up 7.6% rising
47 Belarus 45 2009 up 21.0% rising
48 United States 43.66 2018 down 1.6% falling
49 Indonesia 43.58 2019 up 10.3% rising
50 Mexico 42.88 2020 up 7.1% rising
51 Romania 42.75 2018 down 5.1% flat
52 El Salvador 42.73 2019 up 9.6% rising
53 Tunisia 42.51 2015 up 4.6% rising
54 Colombia 42.5 2021 up 4.6% rising
55 Philippines 42.39 2019 up 7.0% rising
56 Montenegro 42.32 2010 down 18.6% falling
57 South Africa 42.06 2020 up 3.8% flat
58 Djibouti 41.82 2017 up 26.8% rising
59 Lithuania 41.74 2016 down 20.0% rising
60 Mongolia 41.65 2021 up 29.6% rising
61 India 41.62 2019 up 8.5% rising
62 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 41.61 2006 up 4.3% flat
63 Palestine, State of 41.49 2017 up 10.6% rising
64 Namibia 41.38 2015 up 10.1% rising
65 Dominican Republic 41.13 2013 up 4.1% rising
66 Honduras 40.55 2019 up 6.5% rising
67 Morocco 40.32 2013 up 12.1% rising
68 Guatemala 40.32 2019 up 6.4% rising
69 Cambodia 40.16 2012 up 17.6% rising
70 Senegal 39.65 2018 up 18.4% rising
71 Nicaragua 39.61 2014 up 3.7% rising
72 Kenya 39.58 2019 up 9.2% rising
73 Georgia 39.02 2020 down 8.1% falling
74 Bangladesh 38.97 2016 up 7.3% rising
75 Gambia 38.97 2020 up 11.6% rising
76 Jordan 38.69 2016 down 9.4% flat
77 Egypt 38.57 2019 up 4.8% rising
78 Belize 38.54 1999 up 2.9% flat
79 Norway 38.48 2016 up 0.4% flat
80 Nepal 38.41 2014 up 14.0% rising
81 Togo 38.39 2018 up 13.6% rising
82 Lao People's Democratic Republic 38.06 2018 up 6.9% rising
83 Ghana 38.03 2016 up 6.8% flat
84 Kazakhstan 37 2018 up 3.0% rising
85 Rwanda 36.76 2021 up 4.4% rising
86 Zambia 36.54 2015 up 6.2% flat
87 Uganda 35.66 2016 up 10.6% rising
88 Kyrgyzstan 35.61 2020 down 6.7% falling
89 Russia 35.5 2012 down 3.5% falling
90 Tanzania, United Republic of 35.38 2020 up 2.5% rising
91 Pakistan 35.29 2020 up 2.2% flat
92 Mozambique 35.13 2014 up 1.5% rising
93 Madagascar 34.2 2012 up 0.8% flat
94 Bulgaria 33.61 2016 down 24.2% falling
95 Guinea 32.68 2018 down 6.8% falling
96 Niger 32.38 2018 down 4.9% flat
97 Malawi 32.19 2019 down 4.5% falling
98 Czechia 32 2004 down 23.8% falling
99 Germany 31 2011 down 33.7% falling
100 Latvia 30.91 2016 down 40.5% falling
101 Ethiopia 29.78 2021 down 10.7% flat
102 Ukraine 29 2011 down 38.3% falling

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Indicator
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
102 places, 1,350 data points, 1970–2021
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