Average age of workers, aged 25-64 by country

Countries reporting

105

Highest

45.95

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Lowest

37.87

Jordan

Median

42.08

Years covered

1970–2021

Data points

1,513

What the numbers show

Average age of workers, aged 25-64 is currently reported for 105 countries. The highest value is 45.95 in Bosnia and Herzegovina; the lowest is 37.87 in Jordan.

The median across all reporting countries is 42.08, and the mean is 41.91.

Over the past decade 90 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Puerto Rico (up 14.2%), and the largest decrease in Guinea (down 5.6%).

Average age of workers, aged 25-64: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	Bosnia and Herzegovina	45.95	2019	up 8.1%	rising
2	Moldova	45.51	2021	up 1.4%	rising
3	Georgia	45.17	2020	up 0.8%	flat
4	Denmark	45.06	2016	up 2.5%	rising
5	Italy	45.02	2016	up 7.5%	rising
6	Iceland	44.9	2015	up 3.3%	flat
7	South Korea	44.65	2017	up 5.8%	rising
8	Finland	44.63	2016	up 1.6%	rising
9	Armenia	44.52	2020	up 1.5%	flat
10	Norway	44.44	2016	up 1.7%	flat
11	Germany	44.41	2011	up 5.1%	rising
12	Netherlands	44.29	2016	up 4.8%	rising
13	Hungary	44.27	2016	up 7.4%	rising
14	Sweden	44.27	2016	up 0.5%	flat
15	Lithuania	44.12	2016	up 4.6%	flat
16	Bulgaria	43.75	2016	up 3.3%	flat
17	Sri Lanka	43.74	2019	up 3.3%	rising
18	Estonia	43.72	2016	up 1.7%	flat
19	Ireland	43.71	2016	up 2.2%	rising
20	Latvia	43.7	2016	up 2.9%	rising
21	Thailand	43.69	2021	up 4.0%	rising
22	Serbia	43.68	2018	up 0.3%	flat
23	Greece	43.64	2016	up 4.5%	flat
24	Spain	43.62	2016	up 6.4%	rising
25	Montenegro	43.54	2010	up 3.4%	flat
26	Panama	43.51	2021	up 5.5%	rising
27	Portugal	43.5	2016	up 4.2%	flat
28	United States	43.46	2018	up 0.2%	rising
29	France	43.36	2016	up 3.2%	flat
30	Czechia	43.33	2016	up 2.5%	flat
31	Albania	43.32	2019	up 3.6%	flat
32	Peru	43.24	2021	up 2.0%	rising
33	United Kingdom	43.14	2016	up 0.2%	rising
34	Kyrgyzstan	43.05	2020	up 2.5%	flat
35	Chile	43	2017	up 3.1%	rising
36	Uruguay	42.9	2021	up 1.3%	flat
37	Croatia	42.87	2016	down 1.4%	flat
38	Slovenia	42.85	2016	up 3.8%	rising
39	Romania	42.72	2018	up 4.3%	flat
40	North Macedonia	42.69	2020	up 1.4%	flat
41	Slovakia	42.69	2016	up 2.7%	rising
42	Belarus	42.62	2010	up 2.8%	flat
43	Mauritius	42.53	2017	up 3.4%	rising
44	Russia	42.45	2016	down 0.8%	flat
45	Poland	42.44	2019	up 2.8%	flat
46	Tunisia	42.37	2015	up 3.9%	rising
47	Ecuador	42.31	2021	down 0.3%	rising
48	Costa Rica	42.29	2021	up 3.3%	rising
49	Ukraine	42.29	2014	up 0.1%	flat
50	Kazakhstan	42.24	2018	down 0.4%	flat
51	Argentina	42.19	2021	up 1.7%	flat
52	China	42.11	2013	up 0.8%	flat
53	Luxembourg	42.08	2016	up 1.8%	rising
54	Indonesia	41.96	2019	up 3.7%	flat
55	Cyprus	41.83	2016	up 0.4%	flat
56	Mexico	41.8	2020	up 2.5%	flat
57	Malta	41.78	2016	up 1.8%	flat
58	Bolivia	41.7	2021	up 1.4%	flat
59	Puerto Rico	41.67	2005	up 14.2%	flat
60	Morocco	41.55	2013	up 1.5%	flat
61	El Salvador	41.38	2019	up 3.2%	flat
62	Honduras	41.32	2019	up 1.4%	flat
63	Colombia	41.27	2021	up 0.7%	rising
64	Brazil	41.16	2021	up 1.1%	rising
65	Dominican Republic	41.15	2013	up 3.4%	rising
66	India	41.15	2019	up 2.9%	flat
67	Philippines	40.99	2019	up 0.8%	flat
68	Paraguay	40.91	2021	down 1.2%	flat
69	South Africa	40.88	2020	up 3.0%	flat
70	Nepal	40.85	2014	up 0.9%	flat
71	Turkey	40.76	2019	up 9.6%	rising
72	Belgium	40.76	2003	up 4.3%	flat
73	Austria	40.75	2003	up 3.1%	flat
74	Trinidad and Tobago	40.75	2011	up 2.5%	flat
75	Senegal	40.73	2018	up 3.8%	flat
76	Mongolia	40.63	2021	up 3.2%	rising
77	Jamaica	40.57	2002	up 1.8%	flat
78	Guatemala	40.47	2019	up 1.3%	flat
79	Nigeria	40.47	2018	down 0.3%	flat
80	Ghana	40.39	2016	up 0.7%	flat
81	Egypt	40.37	2019	down 1.9%	flat
82	Kenya	40.24	2019	up 2.1%	flat
83	Laos	40.21	2018	down 1.2%	flat
84	Venezuela	40.21	2006	up 3.8%	flat
85	Tajikistan	40.14	2013	up 2.7%	flat
86	Bangladesh	40.12	2016	up 0.3%	flat
87	Madagascar	40.08	2012	up 0.9%	flat
88	Mozambique	39.89	2014	up 1.6%	flat
89	Togo	39.83	2018	up 2.3%	rising
90	Tanzania	39.78	2020	up 0.3%	flat
91	Palestine	39.68	2017	up 4.4%	rising
92	Nicaragua	39.65	2014	down 1.2%	flat
93	Niger	39.56	2018	up 1.1%	flat
94	Cambodia	39.51	2012	down 1.7%	flat
95	Pakistan	39.27	2020	down 1.2%	flat
96	Malawi	39.21	2019	up 2.2%	flat
97	Gambia	39.17	2020	up 2.1%	flat
98	Belize	39.17	1999	up 2.2%	flat
99	Zambia	39.1	2015	up 2.3%	flat
100	Namibia	38.87	2015	down 0.4%	flat
101	Rwanda	38.59	2021	down 1.4%	flat
102	Uganda	38.59	2016	up 0.9%	flat
103	Guinea	38.5	2018	down 5.6%	flat
104	Ethiopia	38.27	2021	down 1.1%	flat
105	Jordan	37.87	2016	up 0.9%	flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

Kosovo 42.76

About this data

Indicator: Average age of workers, aged 25-64
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 107 places, 1,513 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026