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

Countries reporting
85
Highest
53.45
Republic of Korea
Lowest
32.55
Malawi
Median
41.32
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,149

What the numbers show

Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, rural is currently reported for 85 countries. The highest value is 53.45 in Republic of Korea; the lowest is 32.55 in Malawi.

The median across all reporting countries is 41.32, and the mean is 40.94.

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

Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Norway (up 19.5%), and the largest decrease in State of Palestine (down 7.8%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Republic of Korea 53.45 2017 up 1.7% flat
2 Norway 52.8 2016 up 19.5% rising
3 Ireland 48.88 2016 up 4.5% rising
4 Greece 48.09 2016 up 6.0% rising
5 Portugal 47.78 2016 down 1.7% flat
6 Iceland 47.45 2013 up 12.9% rising
7 China 47.22 2013 up 18.6% rising
8 Finland 46.64 2016 down 1.4% rising
9 Sweden 46.57 2016 up 5.4% rising
10 Estonia 46.3 2016 up 5.3% rising
11 Armenia 46.25 2020 up 9.7% rising
12 Cyprus 46.23 2016 up 1.6% falling
13 Slovak Republic 45.91 2016 up 2.5% flat
14 Sri Lanka 45.91 2019 up 6.9% rising
15 Belgium 45.9 2003 up 4.5% flat
16 France 45.88 2016 up 6.0% rising
17 Republic of Moldova 45.88 2021 down 2.2% rising
18 Lithuania 45.74 2016 up 6.1% rising
19 Italy 45.55 2016 up 1.3% rising
20 Hungary 45.35 2016 up 9.1% rising
21 Latvia 45.33 2016 up 5.6% rising
22 Thailand 45.33 2021 up 10.5% rising
23 Czechia 45.19 2016 down 1.4% flat
24 Poland 44.82 2019 up 1.6% rising
25 Georgia 44.63 2013 up 2.9% flat
26 Austria 44.06 2003 up 1.1% flat
27 Bulgaria 43.89 2016 down 1.4% flat
28 Spain 43.86 2016 down 0.6% flat
29 Chile 43.83 2017 up 9.4% rising
30 Germany 43.77 2011 up 1.8% flat
31 Denmark 43.53 2016 up 3.2% flat
32 United Kingdom 43.37 2016 down 1.6% rising
33 Kosovo 43.24 2017 up 11.3% rising
34 Croatia 43.22 2016 down 2.5% flat
35 Kazakhstan 42.64 2017 up 4.2% flat
36 Uruguay 42.37 2021 down 0.1% flat
37 Tunisia 42.12 2015 up 8.3% rising
38 Indonesia 41.9 2019 up 8.2% rising
39 Romania 41.82 2016 up 3.2% flat
40 Costa Rica 41.76 2021 up 11.2% rising
41 Netherlands 41.39 2004 up 5.4% flat
42 Türkiye 41.37 2013 up 14.3% rising
43 Jamaica 41.32 2002 up 6.0% rising
44 United States 41.24 2018 down 0.7% flat
45 Luxembourg 41.13 2016 down 7.5% rising
46 Ukraine 40.95 2013 up 5.9% flat
47 India 40.59 2019 up 8.7% rising
48 Kyrgyzstan 40.06 2020 up 9.5% rising
49 Philippines 39.93 2019 up 7.8% rising
50 Bangladesh 39.84 2016 up 8.9% rising
51 South Africa 39.47 2020 up 4.7% flat
52 Peru 39.34 2021 up 5.7% rising
53 Brazil 39.33 2021 up 0.7% rising
54 Dominican Republic 39.2 2013 down 1.1% flat
55 Paraguay 39.11 2017 up 9.4% rising
56 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 39.09 2021 up 5.1% rising
57 Mexico 38.78 2020 up 5.1% flat
58 Colombia 38.26 2021 up 2.8% rising
59 Mongolia 37.91 2016 up 12.5% rising
60 Panama 37.91 2021 down 1.1% rising
61 Egypt 37.75 2019 up 2.6% rising
62 Ecuador 37.58 2021 down 5.1% rising
63 Jordan 37.06 2016 down 5.1% flat
64 Ghana 36.67 2016 up 1.3% flat
65 Rwanda 35.91 2021 up 2.5% rising
66 Gambia 35.88 2020 up 9.1% flat
67 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 35.61 2002 up 1.2% flat
68 Nepal 35.17 2014 up 2.6% flat
69 Zambia 35.11 2015 up 4.9% flat
70 El Salvador 35.06 2017 up 2.7% flat
71 Pakistan 34.95 2020 up 1.2% flat
72 Namibia 34.94 2015 up 0.2% rising
73 Nigeria 34.58 2018 down 4.8% flat
74 Cambodia 34.34 2012 up 2.7% flat
75 United Republic of Tanzania 34.18 2020 down 2.3% flat
76 Honduras 34.12 2017 up 0.5% flat
77 Madagascar 34.01 2012 up 1.6% flat
78 Ethiopia 33.98 2021 up 1.8% rising
79 Mozambique 33.98 2014 up 0.2% flat
80 State of Palestine 33.82 2017 down 7.8% flat
81 Belize 33.8 1999 up 4.5% flat
82 Guatemala 33.05 2011 down 2.6% flat
83 Uganda 32.61 2016 up 3.8% flat
84 Nicaragua 32.61 2014 up 0.4% flat
85 Malawi 32.55 2016 down 0.0% falling

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Indicator
Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
85 places, 1,149 data points, 1970–2021
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