Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural by country
Countries reporting
91
Highest
46.14
Moldova
Lowest
29.07
Cambodia
Median
38.33
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,279
What the numbers show
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural is currently reported for 91 countries. The highest value is 46.14 in Moldova; the lowest is 29.07 in Cambodia.
The median across all reporting countries is 38.33, and the mean is 38.11.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Moldova (up 13.5%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania (down 9.8%).
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moldova | 46.14 | 2021 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 2 | Finland | 45.13 | 2016 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 3 | Denmark | 44.79 | 2016 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 4 | Sweden | 43.7 | 2016 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 5 | Iceland | 43.58 | 2015 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 6 | Italy | 43.52 | 2016 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 7 | Estonia | 43.43 | 2016 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 8 | Ireland | 43.35 | 2016 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 9 | Lithuania | 43.22 | 2016 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 10 | Hungary | 43.12 | 2016 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 42.99 | 2016 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 12 | Czechia | 42.47 | 2016 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 13 | Latvia | 42.46 | 2016 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 14 | Georgia | 42.45 | 2020 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 15 | Germany | 42.36 | 2011 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 16 | South Korea | 42.23 | 2017 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 17 | Portugal | 42.23 | 2016 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 42 | 2016 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 19 | Spain | 41.84 | 2016 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 20 | Belarus | 41.82 | 2010 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 21 | Russia | 41.78 | 2016 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 22 | France | 41.69 | 2016 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 23 | Romania | 41.54 | 2018 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | 41.53 | 2017 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 25 | Greece | 41.52 | 2016 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 26 | Armenia | 41.39 | 2020 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 27 | Slovakia | 41.3 | 2016 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 28 | Ukraine | 41.2 | 2014 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 29 | Croatia | 41.07 | 2016 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 30 | Norway | 40.99 | 2016 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 40.46 | 2016 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 32 | Cyprus | 40.45 | 2016 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 33 | Poland | 40.4 | 2019 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 34 | Chile | 40.27 | 2017 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 35 | United States | 40.25 | 2018 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 36 | Kyrgyzstan | 40.13 | 2020 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 37 | Serbia | 40.04 | 2018 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 38 | Uruguay | 39.79 | 2021 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 39 | Sri Lanka | 39.77 | 2019 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 40 | North Macedonia | 39.65 | 2020 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 41 | South Africa | 39.34 | 2020 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 42 | Kosovo | 38.74 | 2017 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 42 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 38.74 | 2017 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 44 | Belgium | 38.47 | 2003 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 45 | Panama | 38.44 | 2021 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 38.33 | 2021 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 47 | Djibouti | 38.28 | 2017 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 48 | Tunisia | 38.02 | 2015 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 49 | Netherlands | 38 | 2004 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 50 | Thailand | 37.64 | 2021 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 51 | India | 37.09 | 2019 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 52 | Mongolia | 36.91 | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 53 | Indonesia | 36.58 | 2019 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 54 | Austria | 36.37 | 2003 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | 36.36 | 2013 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 56 | Bolivia | 36.35 | 2021 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 57 | Colombia | 36.23 | 2021 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 58 | Brazil | 36.08 | 2021 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 59 | Malawi | 36.07 | 2019 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 60 | Philippines | 35.89 | 2019 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 61 | Ecuador | 35.85 | 2021 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 62 | Egypt | 35.79 | 2019 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 63 | Laos | 35.54 | 2018 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 64 | Namibia | 35.47 | 2015 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 65 | Nepal | 35.36 | 2014 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 66 | Jamaica | 35.22 | 2002 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 67 | Gambia | 35.14 | 2020 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 68 | Morocco | 35.1 | 2013 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 69 | Madagascar | 35.03 | 2012 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 70 | Mexico | 35.02 | 2020 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 71 | Turkey | 34.72 | 2013 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 72 | Rwanda | 34.68 | 2021 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 73 | Zambia | 34.52 | 2015 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 74 | Bangladesh | 34.35 | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 75 | Palestine | 34.23 | 2017 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 76 | Ghana | 34.14 | 2016 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 77 | Venezuela | 34.03 | 2002 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 78 | Jordan | 33.7 | 2016 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 79 | El Salvador | 33.5 | 2019 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 80 | Peru | 33.25 | 2021 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 81 | Paraguay | 33.19 | 2021 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 82 | Mozambique | 33.06 | 2014 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 83 | Pakistan | 32.58 | 2020 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 84 | Uganda | 31.99 | 2016 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 85 | Honduras | 31.74 | 2019 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 86 | Tanzania | 31.61 | 2020 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 87 | Guatemala | 31.49 | 2019 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 88 | Ethiopia | 30.95 | 2021 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 89 | Belize | 30.71 | 1999 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 90 | Nicaragua | 30.69 | 2014 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 91 | Cambodia | 29.07 | 2012 | up 2.5% | flat |