Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-24 by country
Countries reporting
92
Highest
24
Malta
Lowest
18.51
Peru
Median
20.69
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,277
What the numbers show
Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-24 is currently reported for 92 countries. The highest value is 24 in Malta; the lowest is 18.51 in Peru.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.69, and the mean is 20.81.
Over the past decade 62 countries rose and 30 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 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 22.44 | 2017 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 15 | Kosovo | 22.44 | 2017 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 17 | Ireland | 22.38 | 2016 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 18 | Lithuania | 22.24 | 2016 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 19 | Greece | 22.11 | 2016 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 22.02 | 2016 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 21 | Poland | 22.02 | 2019 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 22 | Norway | 21.96 | 2016 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 21.8 | 2016 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | 21.67 | 2017 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 25 | Slovenia | 21.67 | 2016 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 26 | Puerto Rico | 21.64 | 2005 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 27 | Belgium | 21.63 | 2003 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 28 | Albania | 21.53 | 2019 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 29 | Slovakia | 21.48 | 2016 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 30 | Sri Lanka | 21.43 | 2019 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 31 | China | 21.43 | 2013 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 32 | South Africa | 21.43 | 2020 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 33 | Germany | 21.42 | 2011 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 34 | South Korea | 21.27 | 2017 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 35 | Chile | 21.14 | 2017 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 36 | Namibia | 21.12 | 2015 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 37 | Georgia | 21.12 | 2013 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 38 | Romania | 21.06 | 2016 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 39 | Jordan | 21.04 | 2016 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 40 | Thailand | 20.99 | 2021 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 41 | Uruguay | 20.92 | 2021 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 20.9 | 2021 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 43 | Iceland | 20.75 | 2013 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 44 | Moldova | 20.74 | 2021 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 45 | Denmark | 20.72 | 2016 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 46 | Mongolia | 20.7 | 2016 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 47 | Jamaica | 20.68 | 2002 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 48 | India | 20.64 | 2019 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 49 | Mauritius | 20.56 | 2012 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 50 | Sweden | 20.54 | 2016 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 51 | Netherlands | 20.53 | 2016 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 52 | Rwanda | 20.51 | 2021 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 53 | Argentina | 20.39 | 2021 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 54 | Brazil | 20.37 | 2021 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 55 | Tunisia | 20.37 | 2015 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 56 | Indonesia | 20.34 | 2019 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 57 | Zambia | 20.29 | 2015 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 58 | Austria | 20.25 | 2003 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 59 | Palestine | 20.24 | 2017 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 20.24 | 2013 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 61 | Bangladesh | 20.19 | 2016 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 62 | Colombia | 20.18 | 2021 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 63 | Armenia | 20.07 | 2020 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 64 | Egypt | 20.06 | 2019 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 65 | Gambia | 19.69 | 2020 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 66 | Philippines | 19.68 | 2019 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 67 | Venezuela | 19.62 | 2006 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 68 | United States | 19.59 | 2018 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 69 | Turkey | 19.57 | 2019 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 70 | Pakistan | 19.54 | 2020 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 71 | Mexico | 19.53 | 2020 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 72 | El Salvador | 19.52 | 2017 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 73 | Kyrgyzstan | 19.52 | 2020 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 74 | Nigeria | 19.49 | 2018 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 75 | Ecuador | 19.47 | 2021 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 76 | Panama | 19.44 | 2021 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 77 | Malawi | 19.42 | 2016 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 78 | Nicaragua | 19.42 | 2014 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 79 | Paraguay | 19.39 | 2017 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 80 | Belize | 19.37 | 1999 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 81 | Madagascar | 19.33 | 2012 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 82 | Tanzania | 19.28 | 2020 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 83 | Mozambique | 19.28 | 2014 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 84 | Cambodia | 19.27 | 2012 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 85 | Honduras | 19.15 | 2017 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 86 | Uganda | 19.09 | 2016 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 87 | Ghana | 18.99 | 2016 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 88 | Nepal | 18.97 | 2014 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 89 | Ethiopia | 18.96 | 2021 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 90 | Guatemala | 18.95 | 2011 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 91 | Bolivia | 18.85 | 2021 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 92 | Peru | 18.51 | 2021 | up 0.1% | flat |