Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban by country
Countries reporting
94
Highest
44.12
Italy
Lowest
31.45
Uganda
Median
39.2
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,307
What the numbers show
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 44.12 in Italy; the lowest is 31.45 in Uganda.
The median across all reporting countries is 39.2, and the mean is 38.51.
Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Turkey (up 12.4%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 3.7%).
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 44.12 | 2016 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 2 | Norway | 43.48 | 2016 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 3 | Denmark | 42.78 | 2016 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 42.77 | 2016 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 5 | Spain | 42.73 | 2016 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 6 | Hungary | 42.67 | 2016 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 7 | Latvia | 42.45 | 2016 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 8 | Iceland | 42.41 | 2015 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 9 | Moldova | 42.38 | 2021 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 10 | Germany | 42.36 | 2011 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 11 | Portugal | 42.09 | 2016 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 12 | Lithuania | 42.06 | 2016 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 13 | Finland | 42.05 | 2016 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 14 | Sweden | 41.95 | 2016 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 15 | France | 41.89 | 2016 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 16 | Estonia | 41.8 | 2016 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 17 | Czechia | 41.77 | 2016 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 18 | Greece | 41.6 | 2016 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 19 | Georgia | 41.56 | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 20 | Croatia | 41.55 | 2016 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 21 | Kosovo | 41.53 | 2017 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 21 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 41.53 | 2017 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 23 | Slovakia | 41.51 | 2016 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 24 | Serbia | 41.45 | 2018 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 25 | Armenia | 41.39 | 2020 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 26 | Romania | 41.39 | 2018 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 27 | North Macedonia | 41.38 | 2020 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 28 | South Korea | 41.2 | 2017 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 29 | Kazakhstan | 41.06 | 2017 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 30 | Russia | 40.96 | 2016 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 40.94 | 2016 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 32 | Belarus | 40.82 | 2010 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 33 | Poland | 40.61 | 2019 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 34 | Panama | 40.54 | 2021 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 35 | Kyrgyzstan | 40.54 | 2020 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 36 | Cyprus | 40.39 | 2016 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 37 | Ukraine | 40.33 | 2014 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 38 | United Kingdom | 40.09 | 2016 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 39 | United States | 40.02 | 2018 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 40 | Ireland | 39.94 | 2016 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 41 | Tunisia | 39.66 | 2015 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 42 | Chile | 39.64 | 2017 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 43 | Uruguay | 39.56 | 2021 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 44 | South Africa | 39.39 | 2020 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 45 | Djibouti | 39.37 | 2017 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 46 | Sri Lanka | 39.28 | 2019 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 47 | Argentina | 39.26 | 2021 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 48 | Malta | 39.14 | 2016 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 49 | Costa Rica | 38.78 | 2021 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 50 | Belgium | 38.5 | 2003 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 51 | Morocco | 38.43 | 2013 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 52 | Thailand | 38.36 | 2021 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 53 | Mongolia | 38.14 | 2021 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 54 | Austria | 38 | 2003 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 55 | Netherlands | 37.54 | 2004 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 56 | Egypt | 37.39 | 2019 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 57 | Peru | 37.32 | 2021 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 58 | Brazil | 37.29 | 2021 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 59 | India | 36.95 | 2019 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 60 | Madagascar | 36.92 | 2012 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 61 | Laos | 36.91 | 2018 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 62 | Ecuador | 36.86 | 2021 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 63 | Mexico | 36.85 | 2020 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 64 | Colombia | 36.56 | 2021 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 65 | Senegal | 36.51 | 2018 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 66 | El Salvador | 36.39 | 2019 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 67 | Malawi | 36.17 | 2019 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 68 | Indonesia | 36.08 | 2019 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 69 | Philippines | 35.86 | 2019 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 70 | Zambia | 35.85 | 2015 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 71 | Namibia | 35.84 | 2015 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 72 | Bolivia | 35.76 | 2021 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 73 | Dominican Republic | 35.64 | 2013 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 74 | Ghana | 35.63 | 2016 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 75 | Venezuela | 35.34 | 2002 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 76 | Jamaica | 35.32 | 2002 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 77 | Guatemala | 34.78 | 2019 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 78 | Turkey | 34.56 | 2013 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 79 | Paraguay | 34.53 | 2021 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 80 | Mozambique | 34.52 | 2014 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 81 | Jordan | 34.52 | 2016 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 82 | Palestine | 34.52 | 2017 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 83 | Honduras | 34.49 | 2019 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 84 | Nicaragua | 34.34 | 2014 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 85 | Gambia | 34.3 | 2020 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 86 | Pakistan | 34.02 | 2020 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 87 | Nepal | 33.84 | 2014 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 88 | Bangladesh | 33.62 | 2016 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 89 | Tanzania | 33.53 | 2020 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 90 | Cambodia | 33.44 | 2012 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 91 | Rwanda | 33.42 | 2021 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 92 | Ethiopia | 32.8 | 2021 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 93 | Belize | 32.48 | 1999 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 94 | Uganda | 31.45 | 2016 | up 4.6% | flat |