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Average age of workers, aged 15-64, female by country

Countries reporting
108
Highest
44.89
Georgia
Lowest
29.5
Niger
Median
39.27
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,528

What the numbers show

Average age of workers, aged 15-64, female is currently reported for 108 countries. The highest value is 44.89 in Georgia; the lowest is 29.5 in Niger.

The median across all reporting countries is 39.27, and the mean is 39.16.

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

Over the past decade 101 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Djibouti (up 22.7%), and the largest decrease in Niger (down 10.6%).

Average age of workers, aged 15-64, female: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Georgia 44.89 2020 up 2.0% flat
2 Italy 44.39 2016 up 10.1% rising
3 Armenia 44.22 2020 up 3.5% flat
4 Moldova 44.12 2021 up 4.2% rising
5 Finland 44.01 2016 up 2.7% rising
6 Lithuania 43.98 2016 up 6.7% rising
7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 43.96 2019 up 6.2% rising
8 Denmark 43.93 2016 up 2.7% rising
9 Hungary 43.85 2016 up 8.1% rising
10 Estonia 43.72 2016 up 3.7% rising
11 Bulgaria 43.68 2016 up 7.0% rising
12 Latvia 43.62 2016 up 4.8% rising
13 Iceland 43.61 2015 up 6.9% rising
14 Norway 43.44 2016 up 1.7% flat
15 Sweden 43.1 2016 up 1.3% flat
16 Czechia 42.78 2016 up 3.4% rising
17 Spain 42.69 2016 up 9.9% rising
18 Netherlands 42.63 2016 up 7.4% rising
19 Serbia 42.63 2018 up 1.5% flat
20 Slovenia 42.62 2016 up 6.2% rising
21 Germany 42.6 2011 up 8.4% rising
22 Greece 42.51 2016 up 6.3% rising
23 South Korea 42.45 2017 up 5.9% rising
24 Portugal 42.43 2016 up 5.7% rising
25 Slovakia 42.24 2016 up 5.7% rising
26 Montenegro 42.22 2010 up 11.8% rising
27 France 42.18 2016 up 3.3% flat
28 Kyrgyzstan 42.03 2020 up 5.8% rising
29 Thailand 42.01 2021 up 5.6% rising
30 Croatia 41.85 2016 up 0.2% flat
31 Russia 41.71 2016 up 1.9% flat
32 Sri Lanka 41.58 2019 up 3.8% rising
33 Romania 41.43 2018 up 4.8% rising
34 Albania 41.42 2019 up 9.2% rising
35 Belarus 41.29 2010 up 4.6% flat
36 Poland 41.21 2019 up 4.8% flat
37 Kazakhstan 41.15 2018 up 1.7% rising
38 Ukraine 41.09 2014 up 0.6% flat
39 Ireland 41.04 2016 up 6.1% rising
40 North Macedonia 40.95 2020 up 1.9% flat
41 Luxembourg 40.91 2016 up 3.7% rising
42 United Kingdom 40.89 2016 up 1.0% rising
43 Panama 40.86 2021 up 6.8% rising
44 Uruguay 40.73 2021 up 3.1% flat
45 Chile 40.5 2017 up 5.0% rising
46 South Africa 40.25 2020 up 4.8% rising
47 United States 40.19 2018 down 0.8% rising
48 Mongolia 40.06 2021 up 6.3% rising
49 Cyprus 40.02 2016 up 2.2% flat
50 Argentina 39.86 2021 up 1.9% flat
51 Costa Rica 39.63 2021 up 6.6% rising
52 Ecuador 39.37 2021 up 1.2% rising
53 India 39.35 2019 up 7.0% rising
54 Kosovo 39.27 2017 up 2.3% rising
54 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 39.27 2017 up 2.3% rising
56 China 39.12 2013 up 4.1% flat
57 Peru 39.07 2021 up 5.0% rising
58 Indonesia 39.02 2019 up 5.2% rising
59 Puerto Rico 39.01 2005 up 16.9% rising
60 Mauritius 38.98 2017 up 2.9% rising
61 Tunisia 38.69 2015 up 7.7% rising
62 Egypt 38.59 2019 up 1.7% rising
63 Belgium 38.52 2003 up 6.9% rising
64 Philippines 38.39 2019 up 3.2% flat
65 Brazil 38.38 2021 up 3.9% rising
66 Mexico 38.37 2020 up 4.8% rising
67 Bolivia 38.31 2021 up 4.2% rising
68 El Salvador 38.26 2019 up 5.2% rising
69 Colombia 38.18 2021 up 1.8% rising
70 Dominican Republic 38.17 2013 up 7.0% rising
71 Malta 38.06 2016 up 8.1% rising
72 Jamaica 37.77 2002 up 2.9% flat
73 Austria 37.71 2003 up 5.5% rising
74 Djibouti 37.7 2017 up 22.7% rising
75 Trinidad and Tobago 37.65 2011 up 5.8% rising
76 Morocco 37.59 2013 up 5.2% rising
77 Turkey 37.38 2019 up 11.9% rising
78 Paraguay 37.26 2021 up 2.2% rising
79 Tajikistan 37.23 2013 up 12.5% rising
80 Venezuela 37.03 2006 up 5.5% rising
81 Kenya 36.91 2019 up 5.6% rising
82 Honduras 36.86 2019 up 3.1% rising
83 Palestine 36.75 2017 up 0.5% rising
84 Nicaragua 36.36 2014 up 3.2% rising
85 Namibia 36.33 2015 up 7.3% rising
86 Ghana 36.22 2016 up 0.3% flat
87 Gambia 35.81 2020 up 6.5% rising
88 Nigeria 35.71 2018 down 2.0% flat
89 Laos 35.51 2018 up 6.8% rising
90 Zambia 35.18 2015 up 4.8% flat
91 Bangladesh 35.13 2016 up 1.0% flat
92 Guatemala 34.98 2019 up 1.6% rising
93 Rwanda 34.97 2021 up 1.5% rising
94 Jordan 34.57 2016 up 7.7% rising
95 Nepal 34.54 2014 up 3.2% rising
96 Tanzania 34.3 2020 down 0.1% rising
97 Mozambique 34.14 2014 up 3.7% flat
98 Senegal 34.08 2018 down 0.2% flat
99 Madagascar 34.02 2012 up 2.5% flat
100 Pakistan 33.65 2020 up 1.0% flat
101 Togo 33.64 2018 up 0.9% rising
102 Belize 33.57 1999 up 3.6% flat
103 Cambodia 33.56 2012 up 1.7% flat
104 Malawi 32.89 2019 up 1.2% falling
105 Uganda 32.87 2016 up 4.1% flat
106 Ethiopia 32.36 2021 down 0.1% flat
107 Guinea 32.2 2018 down 5.9% flat
108 Niger 29.5 2018 down 10.6% flat

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Indicator
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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