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

Countries reporting
92
Highest
52.26
Republic of Korea
Lowest
31.9
Uganda
Median
41.6
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,281

What the numbers show

Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, male is currently reported for 92 countries. The highest value is 52.26 in Republic of Korea; the lowest is 31.9 in Uganda.

The median across all reporting countries is 41.6, and the mean is 40.87.

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

Over the past decade 73 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Puerto Rico (up 31.7%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 20.6%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Republic of Korea 52.26 2017 up 1.4% flat
2 Ireland 48.92 2016 up 6.6% rising
3 China 48.39 2013 up 19.8% rising
4 Portugal 47.37 2016 up 0.9% flat
5 Greece 47.31 2016 up 6.9% rising
6 Finland 46.68 2016 up 0.2% rising
7 Cyprus 46.66 2016 up 6.6% flat
8 Republic of Moldova 46.27 2021 up 6.1% rising
9 Sweden 45.99 2016 up 3.7% rising
10 Sri Lanka 45.74 2019 up 7.2% rising
11 Mauritius 45.74 2012 up 10.3% rising
12 Hungary 45.3 2016 up 7.9% rising
13 Iceland 45.25 2013 up 8.8% rising
14 Estonia 45.2 2016 up 5.1% flat
15 Italy 45.11 2016 up 2.6% rising
16 Malta 45.07 2016 down 1.4% flat
17 Czechia 45.02 2016 down 1.2% rising
18 France 45.01 2016 up 7.5% rising
19 Slovakia 44.98 2016 up 0.3% rising
20 Slovenia 44.93 2016 down 1.6% flat
21 Armenia 44.9 2020 up 8.4% rising
22 Latvia 44.71 2016 up 9.9% rising
23 Puerto Rico 44.68 2005 up 31.7% rising
24 Poland 44.59 2019 up 0.8% rising
25 Thailand 44.31 2021 up 10.0% rising
26 Lithuania 44.1 2016 up 1.8% flat
27 Germany 44.06 2011 up 5.5% rising
28 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 43.85 2016 up 9.7% rising
29 Albania 43.82 2019 up 12.7% rising
30 Spain 43.72 2016 up 1.0% flat
31 Denmark 43.62 2016 up 7.1% flat
32 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 43.57 2017 up 12.3% rising
32 Kosovo 43.57 2017 up 12.3% rising
34 Chile 43.53 2017 up 8.4% rising
35 Norway 43.47 2016 down 1.5% flat
36 Bulgaria 43.13 2016 down 1.5% flat
37 Croatia 43.11 2016 down 2.8% flat
38 Kazakhstan 43.09 2017 up 5.2% flat
39 Austria 42.93 2003 up 0.5% flat
40 Belgium 42.93 2003 up 1.7% falling
41 Georgia 42.73 2013 up 0.9% flat
42 Türkiye 42.59 2019 up 8.7% rising
43 Netherlands 42.09 2016 up 2.6% rising
44 Tunisia 42.08 2015 up 8.1% rising
45 Romania 41.68 2016 up 5.5% rising
46 Indonesia 41.64 2019 up 8.6% rising
47 Costa Rica 41.55 2021 up 7.6% rising
48 Luxembourg 41.38 2016 down 3.9% rising
49 Jamaica 41.14 2002 up 9.5% rising
50 Bangladesh 40.87 2016 up 10.2% rising
51 United States of America 40.76 2018 up 0.8% flat
52 India 40.65 2019 up 8.7% rising
53 Kyrgyzstan 40.26 2020 up 12.0% rising
54 Uruguay 40.19 2021 down 0.5% flat
55 Argentina 39.65 2021 up 1.9% flat
56 Brazil 39.55 2021 up 1.7% rising
57 Peru 39.42 2021 up 5.5% rising
58 South Africa 39.26 2020 up 3.2% flat
59 Dominican Republic 39.23 2013 down 2.0% flat
60 Philippines 39.19 2019 up 7.9% rising
61 Mexico 38.72 2020 up 4.0% flat
62 Ukraine 38.72 2013 down 20.6% falling
63 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 38.61 2021 up 4.9% rising
64 Panama 38.58 2021 up 0.1% rising
65 Colombia 38.49 2021 up 2.6% rising
66 Paraguay 38.36 2017 down 6.3% rising
67 Egypt 37.59 2019 up 3.6% rising
68 Mongolia 37.54 2016 up 11.1% rising
69 Gambia 36.98 2020 up 10.4% flat
70 Ecuador 36.71 2021 down 6.0% rising
71 Jordan 36.55 2016 down 3.2% flat
72 Ghana 36.35 2016 up 0.2% flat
73 Nepal 36.2 2014 up 2.3% flat
74 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 36.11 2006 up 5.5% flat
75 Zambia 35.8 2015 up 6.1% flat
76 Rwanda 35.66 2021 up 2.9% rising
77 El Salvador 35.63 2017 up 2.6% flat
78 Pakistan 35.63 2020 up 2.0% flat
79 Namibia 35.55 2015 up 0.0% rising
80 Palestine, State of 34.68 2017 down 1.3% flat
81 Mozambique 34.64 2014 down 3.2% flat
82 Ethiopia 34.41 2021 up 2.0% rising
83 Madagascar 34.33 2012 up 0.9% flat
84 Belize 34.26 1999 up 4.9% flat
85 Tanzania, United Republic of 34.17 2020 down 2.7% flat
86 Honduras 34.09 2017 up 0.1% flat
87 Cambodia 33.6 2012 up 2.2% flat
88 Nigeria 33.24 2018 down 9.4% falling
89 Guatemala 33.16 2011 down 3.7% flat
90 Nicaragua 32.62 2014 up 0.2% flat
91 Malawi 32.21 2016 down 2.8% falling
92 Uganda 31.9 2016 up 2.5% falling

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Indicator
Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, male
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,281 data points, 1970–2021
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