Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, total by country
Countries reporting
91
Highest
53.15
South Korea
Lowest
32.51
Malawi
Median
41.52
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,361
What the numbers show
Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, total is currently reported for 91 countries. The highest value is 53.15 in South Korea; the lowest is 32.51 in Malawi.
The median across all reporting countries is 41.52, and the mean is 41.01.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 75 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Puerto Rico (up 30.9%), and the largest decrease in Nigeria (down 4.8%).
Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, total: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 53.15 | 2017 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 2 | Greece | 48.24 | 2016 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 3 | Ireland | 48.09 | 2016 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 4 | Belgium | 48.04 | 2016 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 5 | Portugal | 47.34 | 2016 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 6 | China | 47.25 | 2013 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 7 | Cyprus | 46.54 | 2016 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 8 | Finland | 46.52 | 2016 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 9 | Mauritius | 46.51 | 2012 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 10 | Armenia | 46.42 | 2020 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 11 | Iceland | 46.19 | 2013 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 12 | Sweden | 46.09 | 2016 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 13 | Slovenia | 45.93 | 2016 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | 45.86 | 2019 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 15 | France | 45.56 | 2016 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 16 | Thailand | 45.55 | 2021 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 17 | Hungary | 45.52 | 2016 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 18 | Lithuania | 45.51 | 2016 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 19 | Estonia | 45.47 | 2016 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 20 | Moldova | 45.39 | 2021 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 21 | Latvia | 45.37 | 2016 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 22 | Slovakia | 45.28 | 2016 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 23 | Italy | 45.24 | 2016 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 24 | Czechia | 45.01 | 2016 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 25 | Malta | 44.98 | 2016 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 26 | Georgia | 44.75 | 2013 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 27 | Poland | 44.73 | 2019 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 28 | Austria | 44.26 | 2016 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 29 | Puerto Rico | 44.22 | 2005 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 30 | Albania | 44.04 | 2019 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 31 | Croatia | 43.76 | 2016 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 43.61 | 2016 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 33 | Germany | 43.54 | 2011 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 34 | Denmark | 43.48 | 2016 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 35 | Spain | 43.27 | 2016 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 36 | Norway | 43.03 | 2016 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 37 | Kazakhstan | 42.75 | 2017 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 38 | Chile | 42.74 | 2017 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 39 | Indonesia | 42.42 | 2019 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 40 | Turkey | 42.37 | 2019 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 41 | Tunisia | 42.27 | 2015 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 42 | United Kingdom | 42.17 | 2016 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 42.08 | 2016 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 44 | Romania | 42.04 | 2016 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 45 | Netherlands | 41.9 | 2016 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 46 | Australia | 41.52 | 2015 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 47 | Jamaica | 41.52 | 2002 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 48 | Costa Rica | 41.45 | 2021 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 49 | United States | 41.02 | 2018 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 50 | Uruguay | 40.83 | 2021 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 51 | India | 40.69 | 2019 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 52 | Kyrgyzstan | 40.01 | 2020 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 53 | Bangladesh | 39.9 | 2016 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 54 | Argentina | 39.89 | 2021 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 55 | Philippines | 39.84 | 2019 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 56 | Brazil | 39.74 | 2021 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 57 | Peru | 39.71 | 2021 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 58 | Ukraine | 39.37 | 2013 | up 3.5% | falling |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 39.24 | 2013 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 60 | Paraguay | 39.2 | 2017 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 62 | Bolivia | 39.1 | 2021 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 63 | Mexico | 38.79 | 2020 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 64 | Panama | 38.55 | 2021 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 65 | Colombia | 38.4 | 2021 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 66 | Mongolia | 38.15 | 2016 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 67 | Egypt | 37.84 | 2019 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 68 | Ecuador | 37.72 | 2021 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 69 | Ghana | 37.01 | 2016 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 70 | Jordan | 36.79 | 2016 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 71 | Gambia | 36.66 | 2020 | up 10.1% | flat |
| 72 | Venezuela | 36.24 | 2006 | up 5.7% | flat |
| 73 | Rwanda | 35.9 | 2021 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 74 | Palestine | 35.78 | 2017 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 75 | El Salvador | 35.76 | 2017 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 76 | Namibia | 35.75 | 2015 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 77 | Zambia | 35.43 | 2015 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 78 | Nepal | 35.39 | 2014 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 79 | Pakistan | 34.99 | 2020 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 80 | Nigeria | 34.89 | 2018 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 81 | Honduras | 34.48 | 2017 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 82 | Tanzania | 34.43 | 2020 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 83 | Cambodia | 34.41 | 2012 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 84 | Mozambique | 34.37 | 2014 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 85 | Belize | 34.12 | 1999 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 86 | Madagascar | 34.05 | 2012 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 87 | Ethiopia | 34.03 | 2021 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 88 | Guatemala | 33.44 | 2011 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 89 | Nicaragua | 32.97 | 2014 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 90 | Burkina Faso | 32.9 | 2009 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 91 | Uganda | 32.68 | 2016 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 92 | Malawi | 32.51 | 2016 | down 0.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 43.19
- South Africa 39.18