Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, female by country

Countries reporting
91
Highest
54.6
Republic of Korea
Lowest
32.41
Belize
Median
41.68
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,273

What the numbers show

Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, female is currently reported for 91 countries. The highest value is 54.6 in Republic of Korea; the lowest is 32.41 in Belize.

The median across all reporting countries is 41.68, and the mean is 41.56.

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

Over the past decade 68 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 33.4%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 12.1%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Republic of Korea 54.6 2017 up 3.1% rising
2 Iceland 50.76 2013 up 20.0% rising
3 Greece 49.69 2016 up 4.9% flat
4 Mauritius 48.99 2012 up 9.7% rising
5 Lithuania 48.64 2016 up 13.7% rising
6 Slovenia 48.3 2016 up 17.0% flat
7 Armenia 47.78 2020 up 10.2% rising
8 Portugal 47.28 2016 down 4.2% flat
9 Thailand 47.25 2021 up 11.5% rising
10 Sweden 47.01 2016 up 8.7% rising
11 Georgia 46.84 2013 up 5.0% flat
12 Latvia 46.81 2016 down 2.8% rising
13 France 46.77 2016 up 1.8% flat
14 China 46.41 2013 up 17.8% rising
15 Slovakia 46.2 2016 up 2.6% rising
16 Estonia 46.18 2016 up 1.1% rising
17 Finland 46.13 2016 down 3.5% rising
18 Sri Lanka 46.07 2019 up 6.2% rising
19 Hungary 46.06 2016 up 10.1% rising
20 Cyprus 45.91 2016 down 5.8% falling
21 Italy 45.64 2016 up 5.6% rising
22 Croatia 45.51 2016 up 2.2% flat
23 Czechia 44.99 2016 down 5.4% flat
24 Poland 44.92 2019 up 0.7% rising
25 Luxembourg 44.77 2016 down 2.9% rising
26 Bulgaria 44.75 2016 down 1.9% flat
27 Belgium 44.6 2003 up 1.9% flat
28 Albania 44.33 2019 up 21.7% rising
29 Austria 44.27 2003 up 1.2% flat
30 Republic of Moldova 43.83 2021 down 0.5% rising
31 Indonesia 43.82 2019 up 10.0% rising
32 Jordan 43.52 2016 up 13.0% rising
33 Uruguay 43.39 2021 up 3.5% rising
34 Jamaica 42.99 2002 down 4.6% falling
35 Denmark 42.97 2016 down 1.8% rising
36 Ireland 42.81 2016 down 5.4% falling
37 Tunisia 42.67 2015 up 8.5% rising
38 Germany 42.65 2011 down 0.4% flat
39 Romania 42.6 2016 up 1.4% flat
40 Spain 42.23 2016 up 1.5% flat
41 Kazakhstan 42.19 2017 up 4.2% flat
42 Türkiye 42.11 2019 up 11.7% rising
43 Philippines 42.07 2019 up 4.9% flat
44 Palestine, State of 41.79 2017 up 6.4% rising
45 United States of America 41.7 2018 up 1.0% rising
46 Ukraine 41.68 2013 up 33.4% rising
47 Argentina 41.41 2021 up 6.3% rising
48 Malta 41.32 2016 down 12.1% flat
49 Norway 41.27 2016 down 8.2% flat
50 Netherlands 41.16 2016 down 4.8% rising
51 Paraguay 41.11 2017 up 8.8% rising
52 India 40.76 2019 up 9.0% rising
53 Costa Rica 40.76 2021 up 13.9% rising
54 Chile 40.72 2017 up 8.8% rising
55 Brazil 40.48 2021 down 2.2% rising
56 Puerto Rico 40.38 2005 up 23.1% flat
57 Kosovo 40.31 2017 down 0.2% rising
58 Peru 40.03 2021 up 4.7% rising
59 Kyrgyzstan 39.71 2020 up 5.0% rising
60 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 39.68 2021 up 5.6% rising
61 Dominican Republic 39.51 2013 up 1.6% flat
62 Ecuador 39.48 2021 down 2.9% rising
63 Nigeria 39.32 2018 up 7.4% rising
64 Mexico 39.24 2020 up 3.7% flat
65 Egypt 39.14 2019 up 2.7% flat
66 South Africa 39.03 2020 up 7.5% flat
67 Mongolia 38.96 2016 up 12.8% rising
68 Panama 38.47 2021 up 2.0% flat
69 Bangladesh 38.07 2016 up 6.4% rising
70 Colombia 37.93 2021 down 0.5% rising
71 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 37.76 2006 up 6.1% falling
72 Ghana 37.75 2016 up 2.4% flat
73 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 37.64 2016 down 1.6% flat
74 Honduras 37.5 2017 up 2.3% rising
75 El Salvador 37.1 2017 up 3.0% rising
76 Namibia 36.31 2015 up 5.5% rising
77 Gambia 36.3 2020 up 9.4% rising
78 Rwanda 36.12 2021 up 2.1% rising
79 Nicaragua 35.59 2014 down 1.3% rising
80 Cambodia 35.34 2012 up 4.1% rising
81 Zambia 35.04 2015 up 4.7% flat
82 Nepal 34.93 2014 up 3.6% rising
83 Guatemala 34.77 2011 up 1.4% flat
84 Tanzania, United Republic of 34.71 2020 down 1.2% rising
85 Mozambique 34.2 2014 up 3.7% flat
86 Pakistan 34.12 2020 up 0.3% flat
87 Madagascar 33.78 2012 up 2.3% flat
88 Ethiopia 33.39 2021 up 1.1% rising
89 Uganda 33.3 2016 up 5.2% flat
90 Malawi 32.78 2016 up 1.7% falling
91 Belize 32.41 1999 down 6.9% flat

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Indicator
Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, female
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,273 data points, 1970–2021
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