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Average age of workers, aged 25-64 by country

Countries reporting
108
Highest
45.95
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lowest
37.87
Jordan
Median
42.09
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,528

What the numbers show

Average age of workers, aged 25-64 is currently reported for 108 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 42.09, and the mean is 41.92.

Over the past decade 93 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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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 Kosovo 42.76 2017 up 4.4% flat
39 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 42.76 2017 up 4.4% flat
41 Romania 42.72 2018 up 4.3% flat
42 North Macedonia 42.69 2020 up 1.4% flat
43 Slovakia 42.69 2016 up 2.7% rising
44 Belarus 42.62 2010 up 2.8% flat
45 Mauritius 42.53 2017 up 3.4% rising
46 Russia 42.45 2016 down 0.8% flat
47 Poland 42.44 2019 up 2.8% flat
48 Tunisia 42.37 2015 up 3.9% rising
49 Ecuador 42.31 2021 down 0.3% rising
50 Costa Rica 42.29 2021 up 3.3% rising
51 Ukraine 42.29 2014 up 0.1% flat
52 Kazakhstan 42.24 2018 down 0.4% flat
53 Argentina 42.19 2021 up 1.7% flat
54 China 42.11 2013 up 0.8% flat
55 Luxembourg 42.08 2016 up 1.8% rising
56 Indonesia 41.96 2019 up 3.7% flat
57 Cyprus 41.83 2016 up 0.4% flat
58 Mexico 41.8 2020 up 2.5% flat
59 Malta 41.78 2016 up 1.8% flat
60 Bolivia 41.7 2021 up 1.4% flat
61 Puerto Rico 41.67 2005 up 14.2% flat
62 Morocco 41.55 2013 up 1.5% flat
63 El Salvador 41.38 2019 up 3.2% flat
64 Honduras 41.32 2019 up 1.4% flat
65 Colombia 41.27 2021 up 0.7% rising
66 Brazil 41.16 2021 up 1.1% rising
67 Dominican Republic 41.15 2013 up 3.4% rising
68 India 41.15 2019 up 2.9% flat
69 Philippines 40.99 2019 up 0.8% flat
70 Paraguay 40.91 2021 down 1.2% flat
71 South Africa 40.88 2020 up 3.0% flat
72 Nepal 40.85 2014 up 0.9% flat
73 Djibouti 40.8 2017 up 7.5% rising
74 Turkey 40.76 2019 up 9.6% rising
75 Belgium 40.76 2003 up 4.3% flat
76 Austria 40.75 2003 up 3.1% flat
77 Trinidad and Tobago 40.75 2011 up 2.5% flat
78 Senegal 40.73 2018 up 3.8% flat
79 Mongolia 40.63 2021 up 3.2% rising
80 Jamaica 40.57 2002 up 1.8% flat
81 Guatemala 40.47 2019 up 1.3% flat
82 Nigeria 40.47 2018 down 0.3% flat
83 Ghana 40.39 2016 up 0.7% flat
84 Egypt 40.37 2019 down 1.9% flat
85 Kenya 40.24 2019 up 2.1% flat
86 Laos 40.21 2018 down 1.2% flat
87 Venezuela 40.21 2006 up 3.8% flat
88 Tajikistan 40.14 2013 up 2.7% flat
89 Bangladesh 40.12 2016 up 0.3% flat
90 Madagascar 40.08 2012 up 0.9% flat
91 Mozambique 39.89 2014 up 1.6% flat
92 Togo 39.83 2018 up 2.3% rising
93 Tanzania 39.78 2020 up 0.3% flat
94 Palestine 39.68 2017 up 4.4% rising
95 Nicaragua 39.65 2014 down 1.2% flat
96 Niger 39.56 2018 up 1.1% flat
97 Cambodia 39.51 2012 down 1.7% flat
98 Pakistan 39.27 2020 down 1.2% flat
99 Malawi 39.21 2019 up 2.2% flat
100 Gambia 39.17 2020 up 2.1% flat
101 Belize 39.17 1999 up 2.2% flat
102 Zambia 39.1 2015 up 2.3% flat
103 Namibia 38.87 2015 down 0.4% flat
104 Rwanda 38.59 2021 down 1.4% flat
105 Uganda 38.59 2016 up 0.9% flat
106 Guinea 38.5 2018 down 5.6% flat
107 Ethiopia 38.27 2021 down 1.1% flat
108 Jordan 37.87 2016 up 0.9% flat

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Indicator
Average age of workers, aged 25-64
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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