Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban by country
Countries reporting
91
Highest
44.12
Italy
Lowest
31.45
Uganda
Median
38.78
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,294
What the numbers show
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, urban is currently reported for 91 countries. The highest value is 44.12 in Italy; the lowest is 31.45 in Uganda.
The median across all reporting countries is 38.78, and the mean is 38.43.
Over the past decade 81 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 | Slovakia | 41.51 | 2016 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 22 | Serbia | 41.45 | 2018 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 23 | Armenia | 41.39 | 2020 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 24 | Romania | 41.39 | 2018 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 25 | North Macedonia | 41.38 | 2020 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 26 | South Korea | 41.2 | 2017 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 27 | Kazakhstan | 41.06 | 2017 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 28 | Russia | 40.96 | 2016 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 29 | Luxembourg | 40.94 | 2016 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 30 | Belarus | 40.82 | 2010 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 31 | Poland | 40.61 | 2019 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 32 | Panama | 40.54 | 2021 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 33 | Kyrgyzstan | 40.54 | 2020 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 34 | Cyprus | 40.39 | 2016 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 35 | Ukraine | 40.33 | 2014 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 36 | United Kingdom | 40.09 | 2016 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 37 | United States | 40.02 | 2018 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 38 | Ireland | 39.94 | 2016 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 39 | Tunisia | 39.66 | 2015 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 40 | Chile | 39.64 | 2017 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 41 | Uruguay | 39.56 | 2021 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 42 | South Africa | 39.39 | 2020 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 43 | Sri Lanka | 39.28 | 2019 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 44 | Argentina | 39.26 | 2021 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 45 | Malta | 39.14 | 2016 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 38.78 | 2021 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 47 | Belgium | 38.5 | 2003 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 48 | Morocco | 38.43 | 2013 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 49 | Thailand | 38.36 | 2021 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 50 | Mongolia | 38.14 | 2021 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 51 | Austria | 38 | 2003 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 52 | Netherlands | 37.54 | 2004 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 53 | Egypt | 37.39 | 2019 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 54 | Peru | 37.32 | 2021 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 55 | Brazil | 37.29 | 2021 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 56 | India | 36.95 | 2019 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 57 | Madagascar | 36.92 | 2012 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 58 | Laos | 36.91 | 2018 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 59 | Ecuador | 36.86 | 2021 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 60 | Mexico | 36.85 | 2020 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 61 | Colombia | 36.56 | 2021 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 62 | Senegal | 36.51 | 2018 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 63 | El Salvador | 36.39 | 2019 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 64 | Malawi | 36.17 | 2019 | up 7.1% | flat |
| 65 | Indonesia | 36.08 | 2019 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 66 | Philippines | 35.86 | 2019 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 67 | Zambia | 35.85 | 2015 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 68 | Namibia | 35.84 | 2015 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 69 | Bolivia | 35.76 | 2021 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 35.64 | 2013 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 71 | Ghana | 35.63 | 2016 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 72 | Venezuela | 35.34 | 2002 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 73 | Jamaica | 35.32 | 2002 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 74 | Guatemala | 34.78 | 2019 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 75 | Turkey | 34.56 | 2013 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 76 | Paraguay | 34.53 | 2021 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 77 | Mozambique | 34.52 | 2014 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 78 | Jordan | 34.52 | 2016 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 79 | Palestine | 34.52 | 2017 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 80 | Honduras | 34.49 | 2019 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 81 | Nicaragua | 34.34 | 2014 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 82 | Gambia | 34.3 | 2020 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 83 | Pakistan | 34.02 | 2020 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 84 | Nepal | 33.84 | 2014 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 85 | Bangladesh | 33.62 | 2016 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 86 | Tanzania | 33.53 | 2020 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 87 | Cambodia | 33.44 | 2012 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 88 | Rwanda | 33.42 | 2021 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 89 | Ethiopia | 32.8 | 2021 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 90 | Belize | 32.48 | 1999 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 91 | Uganda | 31.45 | 2016 | up 4.6% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
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