Average age of workers, aged 15-24 by country
Countries reporting
105
Highest
22.64
Lithuania
Lowest
18.69
Niger
Median
21.41
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,513
What the numbers show
Average age of workers, aged 15-24 is currently reported for 105 countries. The highest value is 22.64 in Lithuania; the lowest is 18.69 in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.41, and the mean is 21.11.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Turkey (up 14.0%), and the largest decrease in Niger (down 2.6%).
Average age of workers, aged 15-24: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuania | 22.64 | 2016 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 2 | Cyprus | 22.62 | 2016 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 3 | Ukraine | 22.58 | 2014 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 4 | Czechia | 22.55 | 2016 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 5 | Slovakia | 22.53 | 2016 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 22.49 | 2016 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 7 | Slovenia | 22.45 | 2016 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 8 | Latvia | 22.42 | 2016 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 9 | Spain | 22.35 | 2016 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 10 | Belarus | 22.35 | 2010 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 11 | Estonia | 22.33 | 2016 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 12 | Italy | 22.3 | 2016 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 13 | South Africa | 22.28 | 2020 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 14 | Portugal | 22.27 | 2016 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 22.27 | 2018 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 22.27 | 2016 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 17 | Hungary | 22.26 | 2016 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 18 | Greece | 22.24 | 2016 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 19 | Finland | 22.21 | 2016 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 20 | Russia | 22.13 | 2016 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 21 | Poland | 22 | 2019 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 22 | North Macedonia | 21.99 | 2020 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 23 | Croatia | 21.99 | 2016 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 24 | Montenegro | 21.96 | 2010 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 25 | Malta | 21.87 | 2016 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 26 | South Korea | 21.86 | 2017 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 27 | Netherlands | 21.84 | 2016 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 28 | France | 21.81 | 2016 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 29 | Serbia | 21.78 | 2018 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 30 | Mongolia | 21.78 | 2021 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 31 | Armenia | 21.76 | 2020 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 32 | Albania | 21.75 | 2019 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 33 | Moldova | 21.73 | 2021 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 34 | Chile | 21.72 | 2017 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 35 | Norway | 21.7 | 2016 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 36 | China | 21.64 | 2013 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 37 | Thailand | 21.63 | 2021 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 38 | Sweden | 21.61 | 2016 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 39 | United Kingdom | 21.61 | 2016 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 40 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21.56 | 2019 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 41 | Mauritius | 21.56 | 2017 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 21.54 | 2021 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 43 | Namibia | 21.5 | 2015 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 44 | Trinidad and Tobago | 21.48 | 2011 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 45 | Ireland | 21.46 | 2016 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 46 | Romania | 21.45 | 2018 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 47 | Puerto Rico | 21.44 | 2005 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 48 | Iceland | 21.43 | 2015 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 49 | Jordan | 21.43 | 2016 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 50 | Argentina | 21.43 | 2021 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 51 | Germany | 21.42 | 2011 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 52 | Belgium | 21.42 | 2003 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 53 | Sri Lanka | 21.41 | 2019 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 54 | Uruguay | 21.37 | 2021 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 55 | Georgia | 21.33 | 2020 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 56 | Denmark | 21.32 | 2016 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 57 | Jamaica | 21.09 | 2002 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 58 | Brazil | 21.08 | 2021 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 59 | Colombia | 21 | 2021 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 60 | Tunisia | 21 | 2015 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 61 | India | 20.96 | 2019 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 62 | Indonesia | 20.92 | 2019 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 63 | Panama | 20.9 | 2021 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 64 | Philippines | 20.87 | 2019 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 65 | Palestine | 20.85 | 2017 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 66 | Egypt | 20.81 | 2019 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 20.8 | 2013 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 68 | Tajikistan | 20.76 | 2013 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 69 | Gambia | 20.74 | 2020 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 70 | United States | 20.69 | 2018 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 71 | El Salvador | 20.69 | 2019 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 72 | Morocco | 20.64 | 2013 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 73 | Venezuela | 20.63 | 2006 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 74 | Rwanda | 20.62 | 2021 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 75 | Zambia | 20.6 | 2015 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 76 | Turkey | 20.58 | 2019 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 77 | Mexico | 20.5 | 2020 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 78 | Kyrgyzstan | 20.41 | 2020 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 79 | Paraguay | 20.28 | 2021 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 80 | Ecuador | 20.28 | 2021 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 81 | Bolivia | 20.25 | 2021 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 82 | Austria | 20.25 | 2003 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 83 | Nicaragua | 20.22 | 2014 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 84 | Kenya | 20.09 | 2019 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 85 | Bangladesh | 20.05 | 2016 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 86 | Belize | 20.04 | 1999 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 87 | Laos | 20 | 2018 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 88 | Pakistan | 19.99 | 2020 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 89 | Honduras | 19.96 | 2019 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 90 | Guatemala | 19.94 | 2019 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 91 | Ghana | 19.88 | 2016 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 92 | Cambodia | 19.79 | 2012 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 93 | Guinea | 19.75 | 2018 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 94 | Peru | 19.65 | 2021 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 95 | Tanzania | 19.65 | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 96 | Uganda | 19.61 | 2016 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 97 | Mozambique | 19.54 | 2014 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 98 | Madagascar | 19.48 | 2012 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 99 | Senegal | 19.43 | 2018 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 100 | Nigeria | 19.33 | 2018 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 101 | Nepal | 19.3 | 2014 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 102 | Ethiopia | 19.25 | 2021 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 103 | Malawi | 19.23 | 2019 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 104 | Togo | 19.11 | 2018 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 105 | Niger | 18.69 | 2018 | down 2.6% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 21.78