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

Countries reporting
94
Highest
53.15
South Korea
Lowest
32.51
Malawi
Median
41.71
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,369

What the numbers show

Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, total is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 53.15 in South Korea; the lowest is 32.51 in Malawi.

The median across all reporting countries is 41.71, and the mean is 41.04.

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

Over the past decade 78 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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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 Kosovo 43.19 2017 up 10.9% rising
36 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 43.19 2017 up 10.9% rising
38 Norway 43.03 2016 down 2.8% flat
39 Kazakhstan 42.75 2017 up 4.8% flat
40 Chile 42.74 2017 up 8.0% rising
41 Indonesia 42.42 2019 up 9.0% rising
42 Turkey 42.37 2019 up 10.1% rising
43 Tunisia 42.27 2015 up 8.2% rising
44 United Kingdom 42.17 2016 up 7.0% rising
45 Luxembourg 42.08 2016 down 4.3% rising
46 Romania 42.04 2016 up 3.5% flat
47 Netherlands 41.9 2016 up 0.2% rising
48 Australia 41.52 2015 up 1.8% flat
49 Jamaica 41.52 2002 up 5.6% rising
50 Costa Rica 41.45 2021 up 8.3% rising
51 United States 41.02 2018 up 1.1% flat
52 Uruguay 40.83 2021 up 0.2% rising
53 India 40.69 2019 up 8.8% rising
54 Kyrgyzstan 40.01 2020 up 9.0% rising
55 Bangladesh 39.9 2016 up 8.9% rising
56 Argentina 39.89 2021 up 3.7% rising
57 Philippines 39.84 2019 up 6.9% rising
58 Brazil 39.74 2021 up 0.2% rising
59 Peru 39.71 2021 up 5.2% rising
60 Ukraine 39.37 2013 up 3.5% falling
61 Dominican Republic 39.24 2013 down 1.8% flat
62 Paraguay 39.2 2017 up 8.1% rising
63 South Africa 39.18 2020 up 4.6% flat
64 Bolivia 39.1 2021 up 5.2% rising
65 Mexico 38.79 2020 up 4.0% flat
66 Panama 38.55 2021 up 0.4% rising
67 Colombia 38.4 2021 up 2.1% rising
68 Mongolia 38.15 2016 up 11.7% rising
69 Egypt 37.84 2019 up 2.7% rising
70 Ecuador 37.72 2021 down 4.6% rising
71 Ghana 37.01 2016 up 1.2% flat
72 Jordan 36.79 2016 down 2.8% rising
73 Gambia 36.66 2020 up 10.1% flat
74 Venezuela 36.24 2006 up 5.7% flat
75 Rwanda 35.9 2021 up 2.2% rising
76 Palestine 35.78 2017 down 3.1% flat
77 El Salvador 35.76 2017 up 2.6% flat
78 Namibia 35.75 2015 up 2.4% rising
79 Zambia 35.43 2015 up 5.4% flat
80 Nepal 35.39 2014 up 2.9% flat
81 Pakistan 34.99 2020 up 1.2% flat
82 Nigeria 34.89 2018 down 4.8% flat
83 Honduras 34.48 2017 up 0.4% flat
84 Tanzania 34.43 2020 down 2.0% flat
85 Cambodia 34.41 2012 up 2.9% flat
86 Mozambique 34.37 2014 up 0.9% flat
87 Belize 34.12 1999 up 4.0% flat
88 Madagascar 34.05 2012 up 1.4% flat
89 Ethiopia 34.03 2021 up 1.8% rising
90 Guatemala 33.44 2011 down 2.8% flat
91 Nicaragua 32.97 2014 up 0.2% flat
92 Burkina Faso 32.9 2009 up 1.5% flat
93 Uganda 32.68 2016 up 4.0% flat
94 Malawi 32.51 2016 down 0.3% falling

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Indicator
Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,369 data points, 1970–2021
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