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

Countries reporting
86
Highest
61.44
Malta
Lowest
19
Germany
Median
43.01
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,152

What the numbers show

Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, primary education and below is currently reported for 86 countries. The highest value is 61.44 in Malta; the lowest is 19 in Germany.

The median across all reporting countries is 43.01, and the mean is 43.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.

Over the past decade 70 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 111.8%), and the largest decrease in Germany (down 52.4%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Malta 61.44 2016 up 12.5% rising
2 Sweden 60.67 2013 up 9.3% flat
3 Republic of Korea 59.34 2017 up 4.5% rising
4 Ireland 57.6 2016 up 7.8% rising
5 Slovenia 55.33 2013 up 7.6% rising
6 France 54.07 2016 up 1.1% flat
7 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 53.6 2017 up 34.1% rising
7 Kosovo 53.6 2017 up 34.1% rising
9 Iceland 52.58 2013 up 4.1% rising
10 Italy 52.48 2016 up 4.7% rising
11 Greece 52.45 2016 up 7.1% rising
12 Jamaica 51.96 2002 up 15.7% rising
13 Belgium 51.77 2003 up 21.1% rising
14 Croatia 51.7 2016 down 3.0% flat
15 Sri Lanka 50.51 2019 up 9.9% rising
16 Portugal 50.5 2016 up 4.2% rising
17 Poland 49.22 2019 up 0.3% flat
18 Hungary 49.09 2016 up 2.0% rising
19 Luxembourg 48.57 2016 down 0.4% rising
20 Puerto Rico 48.43 2005 up 32.8% rising
21 Cyprus 48.35 2016 down 7.4% falling
22 Armenia 48.12 2020 up 14.5% rising
23 Denmark 48.03 2016 — rising
24 Albania 47.91 2019 up 111.8% rising
25 Türkiye 47.65 2019 up 14.6% rising
26 China 47.65 2013 up 7.3% rising
27 Mauritius 47.5 2012 up 9.4% rising
28 Thailand 47.47 2021 up 11.6% rising
29 Spain 47.06 2016 down 2.8% rising
30 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 46.63 2021 up 14.4% rising
31 Peru 46.53 2021 up 8.8% rising
32 Chile 46.19 2017 up 11.4% rising
33 Georgia 45.74 2013 up 8.0% rising
34 Costa Rica 45.17 2021 up 11.8% rising
35 Argentina 45.07 2021 up 3.9% flat
36 Uruguay 44.82 2021 up 3.0% rising
37 Ecuador 44.72 2021 up 4.7% rising
38 Panama 44.06 2021 up 8.2% rising
39 United States of America 43.96 2018 up 10.2% flat
40 Indonesia 43.73 2019 up 10.6% rising
41 Paraguay 43.45 2017 down 8.5% rising
42 Brazil 43.45 2021 up 7.9% rising
43 Netherlands 43.02 2016 down 0.7% rising
44 Kazakhstan 43 2017 up 2.1% flat
44 Czechia 43 2016 up 2.4% falling
46 India 42 2019 up 10.0% rising
47 Palestine, State of 41.28 2017 up 8.0% rising
48 Dominican Republic 40.9 2013 up 0.1% flat
49 Philippines 40.53 2019 up 6.8% flat
50 Lithuania 40.43 2016 up 19.9% flat
51 Colombia 40.33 2021 up 4.9% rising
52 Bangladesh 40.27 2016 up 9.8% rising
53 Tunisia 40.21 2015 up 0.0% flat
54 Egypt 40.04 2019 up 1.0% rising
55 Mexico 39.55 2020 up 5.1% rising
56 South Africa 38.98 2020 up 4.7% falling
57 Nepal 38.47 2014 up 7.4% rising
58 Ghana 38.23 2016 up 6.7% flat
59 Mongolia 38.04 2016 up 9.7% rising
60 Gambia 37.64 2020 up 11.2% rising
61 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 37.43 2006 up 6.6% rising
62 Bulgaria 37.35 2016 down 15.7% falling
63 Nigeria 37.15 2018 down 3.5% rising
64 Guatemala 37.14 2011 up 6.5% rising
65 El Salvador 37.11 2017 up 5.2% rising
66 Romania 37.09 2016 down 12.5% falling
67 Namibia 37.08 2015 up 2.2% rising
68 Jordan 37.08 2016 down 10.6% rising
69 Cambodia 36.66 2012 up 9.8% rising
70 Rwanda 36.29 2021 up 3.3% rising
71 Zambia 36.17 2015 up 5.6% flat
72 Honduras 36.09 2017 up 3.4% rising
73 Uganda 35.57 2016 up 11.4% rising
74 Nicaragua 35.13 2014 up 0.6% rising
75 Mozambique 35.11 2014 up 0.3% rising
76 Pakistan 35.05 2020 up 1.2% flat
77 Tanzania, United Republic of 34.9 2020 up 0.1% rising
78 Kyrgyzstan 34.89 2020 up 2.1% falling
79 Belize 34.53 1999 up 4.1% flat
80 Madagascar 34.22 2012 up 0.1% flat
81 Malawi 33.52 2016 up 1.9% falling
82 Latvia 31.35 2016 down 11.9% falling
83 Ethiopia 30.17 2021 down 10.3% flat
84 Estonia 29.97 2016 down 10.1% falling
85 Republic of Moldova 28 2021 down 34.1% falling
86 Germany 19 2010 down 52.4% falling

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Indicator
Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
86 places, 1,152 data points, 1970–2021
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