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

Countries reporting
90
Highest
51.42
Korea, Republic of
Lowest
32.64
Uganda
Median
41.28
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,259

What the numbers show

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural is currently reported for 90 countries. The highest value is 51.42 in Korea, Republic of; the lowest is 32.64 in Uganda.

The median across all reporting countries is 41.28, and the mean is 41.48.

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

Over the past decade 76 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Namibia (up 19.7%), and the largest decrease in Norway (down 6.8%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Korea, Republic of 51.42 2017 up 3.7% rising
2 Denmark 50.21 2016 up 9.4% rising
3 Ireland 50.02 2016 up 5.2% rising
4 Iceland 49.87 2015 up 5.9% rising
5 Hungary 48.3 2016 up 13.2% rising
6 Finland 48.05 2016 up 1.3% rising
7 Sweden 47.94 2016 up 5.0% flat
8 Portugal 47.64 2016 down 3.7% flat
9 Greece 47.32 2016 up 7.9% rising
10 Serbia, Republic of 47.28 2018 up 3.3% rising
11 Estonia, Republic of 47.05 2016 up 6.5% rising
12 Lithuania, Republic of 47.02 2016 up 8.1% rising
13 Chile 46.66 2017 up 6.6% rising
14 Latvia, Republic of 46.66 2016 up 2.1% flat
15 Germany 46.47 2011 up 2.3% flat
16 United Kingdom 46.4 2016 down 0.2% rising
17 Luxembourg 46.31 2016 up 5.7% rising
18 Sri Lanka 46.21 2019 up 7.2% rising
19 United States 46 2018 down 0.9% rising
20 France 45.87 2016 up 1.8% flat
21 Armenia, Republic of 45.81 2020 up 8.9% rising
22 Georgia 45.78 2020 up 5.9% rising
23 Italy 45.61 2016 up 6.5% rising
24 Spain 45.23 2016 up 2.8% rising
25 Croatia, Republic of 45.13 2016 down 0.3% flat
26 Bulgaria 44.9 2016 up 0.4% flat
27 North Macedonia, Republic of 44.85 2020 up 11.9% rising
28 Czech Republic 44.84 2016 up 6.2% rising
29 Thailand 44.84 2021 up 8.9% rising
30 Belgium 44.38 2003 up 4.4% flat
31 Costa Rica 44.38 2021 up 7.4% rising
32 Austria 44.08 2003 up 1.3% flat
33 Poland, Republic of 43.97 2019 up 0.9% flat
34 Moldova, Republic of 43.75 2021 down 0.2% rising
35 Uruguay 43.58 2021 down 2.9% flat
36 Cyprus 43.43 2016 down 2.2% flat
37 Slovak Republic 43.41 2016 up 6.8% rising
38 Belarus, Republic of 43.3 2010 up 16.8% rising
39 Ukraine 42.8 2014 up 7.9% flat
40 Netherlands, The 42.56 2004 down 0.5% flat
41 Tunisia 42.28 2015 up 9.2% rising
42 Norway 42.17 2016 down 6.8% flat
43 Romania 41.56 2018 up 4.8% rising
44 Türkiye, Republic of 41.45 2013 up 15.1% rising
45 Indonesia 41.42 2019 up 8.1% rising
46 Jordan 41.13 2016 up 6.3% rising
47 Mongolia 41.11 2021 up 11.9% rising
48 Philippines 40.79 2019 up 7.5% rising
49 Kazakhstan, Republic of 40.73 2017 up 6.8% rising
50 South Africa 40.71 2020 up 3.2% rising
51 Mexico 40.55 2020 up 7.5% rising
52 Jamaica 40.48 2002 up 3.4% flat
53 Brazil 40.18 2021 up 1.1% rising
54 Kosovo 39.95 2017 up 6.3% rising
55 Peru 39.94 2021 up 6.9% rising
56 India 39.92 2019 up 6.5% rising
57 Bolivia 39.32 2021 up 5.7% rising
58 Paraguay 39.19 2021 up 2.7% rising
59 Dominican Republic 39.17 2013 up 2.8% flat
60 Panama 38.83 2021 down 0.7% rising
61 Bangladesh 38.61 2016 up 6.6% rising
62 Namibia 38.59 2015 up 19.7% rising
63 Djibouti 38.59 2017 up 10.1% rising
64 Kyrgyz Republic 38.59 2020 up 5.2% rising
65 El Salvador 38.31 2019 up 8.3% rising
66 Colombia 38.18 2021 up 2.0% rising
67 Ecuador 38.13 2021 down 5.9% rising
68 Morocco 38.01 2013 up 7.5% rising
69 Russian Federation 37.37 2016 down 2.9% flat
70 Palestine 37.32 2017 up 1.7% rising
71 Venezuela, República Bolivariana de 37.07 2002 down 2.3% flat
72 Belize 36.7 1999 up 4.2% flat
73 Gambia, The 36.58 2020 up 9.3% flat
74 Cambodia 36.32 2012 up 6.9% rising
75 Ghana 35.91 2016 up 0.7% flat
76 Honduras 35.9 2019 up 1.9% flat
77 Lao People's Democratic Republic 35.83 2018 up 5.9% rising
78 Egypt, Arab Republic of 35.83 2019 up 7.9% rising
79 Guatemala 35.49 2019 up 2.3% rising
80 Rwanda 35.37 2021 up 0.6% rising
81 Zambia 35.16 2015 up 5.0% rising
82 Pakistan 35.05 2020 up 1.8% flat
83 Nepal 35.04 2014 up 11.0% rising
84 Nicaragua 34.39 2014 up 1.6% rising
85 Tanzania, United Republic of 34.33 2020 up 0.5% flat
86 Madagascar, Republic of 33.85 2012 up 2.2% flat
87 Mozambique, Republic of 33.85 2014 down 0.1% flat
88 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 33.43 2021 up 0.9% rising
89 Malawi 32.84 2019 up 0.0% falling
90 Uganda 32.64 2016 up 2.9% flat

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Indicator
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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