Average age of workers, aged 15-64, rural by country
Countries reporting
94
Highest
45.78
Moldova
Lowest
32.4
Malawi
Median
39.47
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,311
What the numbers show
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, rural is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 45.78 in Moldova; the lowest is 32.4 in Malawi.
The median across all reporting countries is 39.47, and the mean is 39.28.
Over the past decade 82 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Turkey (up 12.0%), and the largest decrease in Norway (down 4.1%).
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moldova | 45.78 | 2021 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 2 | Finland | 45.72 | 2016 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 3 | South Korea | 45.18 | 2017 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 4 | Denmark | 45.17 | 2016 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 5 | Ireland | 44.79 | 2016 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 6 | Georgia | 44.67 | 2020 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 7 | Iceland | 44.5 | 2015 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 8 | Greece | 44.25 | 2016 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 9 | Sweden | 44.1 | 2016 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 10 | Italy | 44.05 | 2016 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 11 | Armenia | 44.02 | 2020 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 12 | Estonia | 43.67 | 2016 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 13 | Lithuania | 43.61 | 2016 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 14 | Hungary | 43.54 | 2016 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 43.17 | 2016 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 16 | Portugal | 42.99 | 2016 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 17 | Czechia | 42.9 | 2016 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 42.82 | 2016 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 19 | Serbia | 42.77 | 2018 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 20 | Latvia | 42.76 | 2016 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 21 | Spain | 42.68 | 2016 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 22 | Germany | 42.59 | 2011 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 23 | France | 42.13 | 2016 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 24 | Chile | 42.11 | 2017 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 25 | Thailand | 42.01 | 2021 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 41.83 | 2019 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 27 | Belarus | 41.81 | 2010 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 28 | Uruguay | 41.73 | 2021 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 29 | Slovakia | 41.63 | 2016 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 30 | Russia | 41.62 | 2016 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 31 | Romania | 41.56 | 2018 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 32 | Croatia | 41.54 | 2016 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 33 | Poland | 41.48 | 2019 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 34 | Ukraine | 41.4 | 2014 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 41.26 | 2017 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 36 | Norway | 41.03 | 2016 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 37 | Cyprus | 41.01 | 2016 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 38 | North Macedonia | 40.99 | 2020 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 40.8 | 2016 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 40 | United States | 40.67 | 2018 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 41 | Kyrgyzstan | 40.46 | 2020 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 42 | China | 40.38 | 2013 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 39.91 | 2021 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 44 | Mongolia | 39.87 | 2021 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 45 | Belgium | 39.76 | 2003 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 46 | South Africa | 39.73 | 2020 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 47 | Indonesia | 39.5 | 2019 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 48 | Tunisia | 39.44 | 2015 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 49 | Kosovo | 39.23 | 2017 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 49 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 39.23 | 2017 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 51 | Turkey | 38.99 | 2013 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 52 | Bolivia | 38.92 | 2021 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 53 | India | 38.84 | 2019 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 54 | Netherlands | 38.8 | 2004 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 55 | Panama | 38.79 | 2021 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 56 | Peru | 38.59 | 2021 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 57 | Djibouti | 38.55 | 2017 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 58 | Brazil | 38.27 | 2021 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 59 | Philippines | 38.07 | 2019 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 38.04 | 2013 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 61 | Jamaica | 37.89 | 2002 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 62 | Colombia | 37.68 | 2021 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 63 | Austria | 37.47 | 2003 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 64 | Mexico | 37.41 | 2020 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 65 | Ecuador | 37.32 | 2021 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 66 | Bangladesh | 37.09 | 2016 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 67 | Morocco | 37.02 | 2013 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 68 | Paraguay | 36.82 | 2021 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 69 | Egypt | 36.73 | 2019 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 70 | Gambia | 36.14 | 2020 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 71 | Namibia | 36.12 | 2015 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 72 | Venezuela | 35.68 | 2002 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 73 | Tajikistan | 35.67 | 2013 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 74 | El Salvador | 35.63 | 2019 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 75 | Ghana | 35.55 | 2016 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 76 | Laos | 35.46 | 2018 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 77 | Palestine | 35.26 | 2017 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 78 | Nepal | 35.14 | 2014 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 79 | Zambia | 35 | 2015 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 80 | Nigeria | 34.93 | 2018 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 81 | Rwanda | 34.85 | 2021 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 82 | Honduras | 34.84 | 2019 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 83 | Jordan | 34.25 | 2016 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 84 | Pakistan | 34.19 | 2020 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 85 | Tanzania | 34.06 | 2020 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 86 | Madagascar | 34.03 | 2012 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 87 | Mozambique | 33.88 | 2014 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 88 | Belize | 33.42 | 1999 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 89 | Ethiopia | 33.31 | 2021 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 90 | Nicaragua | 33.1 | 2014 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 91 | Guatemala | 33.07 | 2019 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 92 | Cambodia | 32.93 | 2012 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 93 | Uganda | 32.65 | 2016 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 94 | Malawi | 32.4 | 2019 | down 1.0% | falling |