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Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, above primary education by country

Countries reporting
92
Highest
51.6
Republic of Korea
Lowest
25.4
Guatemala
Median
39.2
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,221

What the numbers show

Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, above primary education is currently reported for 92 countries. The highest value is 51.6 in Republic of Korea; the lowest is 25.4 in Guatemala.

The median across all reporting countries is 39.2, and the mean is 38.82.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 69 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 84.6%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania, United Republic of (down 26.3%).

Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, above: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Republic of Korea 51.6 2017 up 6.2% rising
2 Sweden 50.48 2016 up 16.3% rising
3 Finland 49.71 2016 up 5.9% rising
4 Hungary 48.87 2016 up 17.1% rising
5 Lithuania 48.67 2016 up 12.6% rising
6 Luxembourg 48.39 2016 up 13.3% rising
7 Slovenia 47.93 2016 up 12.1% rising
8 Estonia 47.65 2016 up 7.8% rising
9 Slovakia 47.61 2016 up 6.0% rising
10 Cyprus 47.5 2016 up 16.3% rising
11 Latvia 47.15 2016 up 9.3% rising
12 Greece 47.13 2016 up 21.4% rising
13 Malta 46.95 2016 up 12.7% rising
14 Norway 46.92 2016 up 6.0% rising
15 Croatia 46.84 2016 up 6.4% rising
16 Bulgaria 46.56 2016 up 4.7% rising
17 Armenia 46.42 2020 up 9.2% rising
18 Iceland 46.12 2013 up 11.2% rising
19 Ireland 46.1 2016 up 8.9% rising
20 Czechia 45.7 2016 down 0.9% rising
21 Republic of Moldova 45.49 2021 down 0.7% rising
22 Denmark 45.2 2016 up 10.9% rising
23 Georgia 44.73 2013 down 4.6% flat
24 Netherlands 44.51 2016 up 6.4% rising
25 Italy 44.4 2016 up 6.8% rising
26 France 44.36 2016 up 7.8% rising
27 Poland 44.14 2019 up 2.2% rising
28 Albania 43.92 2019 up 84.6% rising
29 Romania 43.72 2016 up 13.1% rising
30 Austria 43.57 2003 up 3.8% flat
31 Germany 43.54 2011 up 3.2% rising
32 Sri Lanka 43.32 2019 up 6.6% rising
33 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 43.05 2016 up 9.6% rising
34 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 42.97 2017 up 13.9% rising
34 Kosovo 42.97 2017 up 13.9% rising
36 Mauritius 42.88 2012 up 9.6% rising
37 Portugal 42.77 2016 up 6.5% rising
38 Kazakhstan 42.75 2017 up 4.8% flat
39 China 42.72 2013 up 18.5% rising
40 Spain 42.65 2016 up 11.8% rising
41 Puerto Rico 41.37 2005 up 27.0% rising
42 Belgium 41.16 2003 up 7.9% rising
43 United States of America 40.64 2018 down 0.1% flat
44 South Africa 40.06 2020 up 3.6% rising
45 Kyrgyzstan 40.03 2020 up 8.8% rising
46 Ukraine 39.37 2013 down 1.1% falling
47 Tunisia 39.03 2015 up 20.1% rising
48 Philippines 38.33 2019 up 8.3% rising
49 Jamaica 38.3 2002 up 24.0% rising
50 Mongolia 38.19 2016 up 12.5% rising
51 Thailand 37.43 2021 up 16.3% rising
52 Uruguay 37.41 2021 up 0.8% rising
53 Argentina 37.13 2021 down 2.9% flat
54 Chile 37.07 2017 up 8.5% rising
55 Indonesia 36.14 2019 up 8.1% rising
56 Jordan 36.09 2016 up 1.9% rising
57 India 35.91 2019 up 7.2% rising
58 Bangladesh 35.89 2016 up 0.6% flat
59 Ghana 35.44 2016 down 6.8% rising
60 Costa Rica 34.78 2021 up 5.2% rising
61 Namibia 34.28 2015 up 5.6% rising
62 Mexico 34.1 2020 up 2.7% flat
63 Palestine, State of 34.05 2017 up 2.0% rising
64 Zambia 33.68 2015 up 1.9% flat
65 Pakistan 33.63 2020 up 3.6% flat
66 Egypt 33.55 2019 up 19.8% rising
67 Peru 33.04 2021 up 7.9% rising
68 Colombia 32.87 2021 up 2.9% flat
69 Brazil 32.77 2021 down 5.4% rising
70 Nigeria 32.7 2018 up 5.1% flat
71 Madagascar 32.6 2012 up 2.6% rising
72 Dominican Republic 32.55 2013 down 3.7% falling
73 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 32.35 2006 up 6.3% rising
74 Panama 32.2 2021 down 1.6% flat
75 Gambia 32.14 2020 up 10.2% flat
76 Uganda 31.89 2016 up 10.3% flat
77 Türkiye 31.46 2019 up 16.6% rising
78 Cambodia 31.09 2012 down 5.3% falling
79 Ecuador 30.52 2021 down 4.2% rising
80 Paraguay 30.05 2017 down 18.0% flat
81 Rwanda 29.92 2021 down 7.2% falling
82 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 29.26 2021 up 4.0% rising
83 Belize 29.07 1999 down 0.1% flat
84 Tanzania, United Republic of 28.93 2020 down 26.3% falling
85 Malawi 28.23 2016 down 2.5% falling
86 El Salvador 28.18 2017 down 5.2% falling
87 Nepal 27.45 2014 up 5.6% rising
88 Ethiopia 26.73 2021 down 1.5% falling
89 Honduras 26.7 2017 down 4.5% falling
90 Nicaragua 26.63 2014 down 4.1% falling
91 Mozambique 26.06 2014 down 18.0% falling
92 Guatemala 25.4 2011 down 4.7% flat

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Indicator
Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,221 data points, 1970–2021
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