Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-24 by country
Countries reporting
89
Highest
24
Malta
Lowest
18.51
Peru
Median
20.64
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,269
What the numbers show
Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-24 is currently reported for 89 countries. The highest value is 24 in Malta; the lowest is 18.51 in Peru.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.64, and the mean is 20.77.
Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in United Kingdom (up 15.8%), and the largest decrease in Denmark (down 6.8%).
Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-24: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 24 | 2016 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 23.34 | 2016 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 3 | Estonia | 23.09 | 2016 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 4 | France | 23.01 | 2016 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 5 | Cyprus | 23 | 2016 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 6 | Portugal | 22.99 | 2016 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 7 | Italy | 22.82 | 2016 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 8 | Croatia | 22.76 | 2016 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 9 | Finland | 22.66 | 2016 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 10 | Hungary | 22.65 | 2016 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 11 | Ukraine | 22.62 | 2013 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 12 | Latvia | 22.51 | 2016 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 13 | Czechia | 22.5 | 2016 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 14 | Spain | 22.46 | 2016 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 15 | Ireland | 22.38 | 2016 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 16 | Lithuania | 22.24 | 2016 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 17 | Greece | 22.11 | 2016 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 22.02 | 2016 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 19 | Poland | 22.02 | 2019 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 20 | Norway | 21.96 | 2016 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 21.8 | 2016 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 22 | Kazakhstan | 21.67 | 2017 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 23 | Slovenia | 21.67 | 2016 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 24 | Puerto Rico | 21.64 | 2005 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 25 | Belgium | 21.63 | 2003 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 26 | Albania | 21.53 | 2019 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 27 | Slovakia | 21.48 | 2016 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 28 | Sri Lanka | 21.43 | 2019 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 29 | China | 21.43 | 2013 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 31 | Germany | 21.42 | 2011 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 32 | South Korea | 21.27 | 2017 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 33 | Chile | 21.14 | 2017 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 34 | Namibia | 21.12 | 2015 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 35 | Georgia | 21.12 | 2013 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 36 | Romania | 21.06 | 2016 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 37 | Jordan | 21.04 | 2016 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 38 | Thailand | 20.99 | 2021 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 39 | Uruguay | 20.92 | 2021 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 20.9 | 2021 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 41 | Iceland | 20.75 | 2013 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 42 | Moldova | 20.74 | 2021 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 43 | Denmark | 20.72 | 2016 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 44 | Mongolia | 20.7 | 2016 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 45 | Jamaica | 20.68 | 2002 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 46 | India | 20.64 | 2019 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 47 | Mauritius | 20.56 | 2012 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 48 | Sweden | 20.54 | 2016 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 49 | Netherlands | 20.53 | 2016 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 50 | Rwanda | 20.51 | 2021 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 51 | Argentina | 20.39 | 2021 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 52 | Brazil | 20.37 | 2021 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 53 | Tunisia | 20.37 | 2015 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 54 | Indonesia | 20.34 | 2019 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 55 | Zambia | 20.29 | 2015 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 56 | Austria | 20.25 | 2003 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 57 | Palestine | 20.24 | 2017 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 20.24 | 2013 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 59 | Bangladesh | 20.19 | 2016 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 60 | Colombia | 20.18 | 2021 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 61 | Armenia | 20.07 | 2020 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 62 | Egypt | 20.06 | 2019 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 63 | Gambia | 19.69 | 2020 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 64 | Philippines | 19.68 | 2019 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 65 | Venezuela | 19.62 | 2006 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 66 | United States | 19.59 | 2018 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 67 | Turkey | 19.57 | 2019 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 68 | Pakistan | 19.54 | 2020 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 69 | Mexico | 19.53 | 2020 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 70 | El Salvador | 19.52 | 2017 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 71 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.52 | 2020 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 72 | Nigeria | 19.49 | 2018 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 73 | Ecuador | 19.47 | 2021 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 74 | Panama | 19.44 | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 75 | Malawi | 19.42 | 2016 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 76 | Nicaragua | 19.42 | 2014 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 77 | Paraguay | 19.39 | 2017 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 78 | Belize | 19.37 | 1999 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 79 | Madagascar | 19.33 | 2012 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 80 | Tanzania | 19.28 | 2020 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 81 | Mozambique | 19.28 | 2014 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 82 | Cambodia | 19.27 | 2012 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 83 | Honduras | 19.15 | 2017 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 84 | Uganda | 19.09 | 2016 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 85 | Ghana | 18.99 | 2016 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 86 | Nepal | 18.97 | 2014 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 87 | Ethiopia | 18.96 | 2021 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 88 | Guatemala | 18.95 | 2011 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 89 | Bolivia | 18.85 | 2021 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 90 | Peru | 18.51 | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 22.44
- South Africa 21.43