Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 25-64 by country
Countries reporting
89
Highest
53.56
South Korea
Lowest
38.95
Namibia
Median
44.35
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,273
What the numbers show
Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 25-64 is currently reported for 89 countries. The highest value is 53.56 in South Korea; the lowest is 38.95 in Namibia.
The median across all reporting countries is 44.35, and the mean is 44.2.
Over the past decade 61 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Puerto Rico (up 28.1%), and the largest decrease in Nigeria (down 5.7%).
Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 25-64: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 53.56 | 2017 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 2 | Ireland | 49.34 | 2016 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 3 | Greece | 48.83 | 2016 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 4 | China | 48.46 | 2013 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 5 | Armenia | 48.01 | 2020 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 6 | Sweden | 47.93 | 2016 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 7 | Thailand | 47.91 | 2021 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 8 | Portugal | 47.8 | 2016 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 9 | Finland | 47.73 | 2016 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 10 | Iceland | 47.66 | 2013 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 11 | Lithuania | 47.49 | 2016 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 12 | Mauritius | 47.33 | 2012 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 47.11 | 2019 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 14 | Georgia | 47.04 | 2013 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 15 | Cyprus | 46.71 | 2016 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 16 | France | 46.57 | 2016 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 17 | Hungary | 46.48 | 2016 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 18 | Turkey | 46.41 | 2019 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 19 | Moldova | 46.37 | 2021 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 20 | Germany | 46.31 | 2011 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 21 | Puerto Rico | 46.27 | 2005 | up 28.1% | flat |
| 22 | Denmark | 46.16 | 2016 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 23 | Estonia | 46.15 | 2016 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 24 | Malta | 46.14 | 2016 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 25 | Slovenia | 46.11 | 2016 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 26 | Italy | 46.02 | 2016 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 27 | Latvia | 45.88 | 2016 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 28 | Chile | 45.76 | 2017 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 29 | Slovakia | 45.7 | 2016 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 30 | Poland | 45.68 | 2019 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 31 | United States | 45.66 | 2018 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 32 | Czechia | 45.58 | 2016 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 33 | Albania | 45.48 | 2019 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 34 | Norway | 45.36 | 2016 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 35 | Peru | 45.17 | 2021 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 36 | Indonesia | 45.06 | 2019 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 37 | Panama | 45.05 | 2021 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 38 | Croatia | 45.01 | 2016 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 39 | Austria | 44.96 | 2003 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 40 | Tunisia | 44.8 | 2015 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 41 | Bolivia | 44.73 | 2021 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 44.57 | 2016 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 44.44 | 2021 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 44 | Kazakhstan | 44.36 | 2017 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 45 | Belgium | 44.35 | 2003 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 46 | Kyrgyzstan | 44.34 | 2020 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 47 | Paraguay | 44.24 | 2017 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 48 | Romania | 44.14 | 2016 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 49 | Jamaica | 44.09 | 2002 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 50 | Spain | 43.93 | 2016 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 51 | Uruguay | 43.92 | 2021 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 43.87 | 2013 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 53 | Ecuador | 43.82 | 2021 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 54 | Mexico | 43.77 | 2020 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 55 | Luxembourg | 43.55 | 2016 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 56 | Argentina | 43.46 | 2021 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 57 | Philippines | 43.41 | 2019 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 58 | United Kingdom | 43.36 | 2016 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 59 | Netherlands | 43.24 | 2016 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 60 | Brazil | 43.02 | 2021 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 61 | India | 42.98 | 2019 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 62 | Ghana | 42.89 | 2016 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 63 | Colombia | 42.7 | 2021 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 64 | El Salvador | 42.42 | 2017 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 65 | Bangladesh | 42.39 | 2016 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 66 | Egypt | 42.19 | 2019 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 67 | Honduras | 42.08 | 2017 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 68 | Nepal | 41.77 | 2014 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 69 | Palestine | 41.61 | 2017 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 70 | Venezuela | 41.58 | 2006 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 71 | Guatemala | 41.19 | 2011 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 72 | Ukraine | 41.16 | 2013 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 73 | Belize | 41.12 | 1999 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 75 | Tanzania | 41.08 | 2020 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 76 | Mongolia | 40.94 | 2016 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 77 | Gambia | 40.9 | 2020 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 78 | Cambodia | 40.68 | 2012 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 79 | Pakistan | 40.59 | 2020 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 80 | Mozambique | 40.5 | 2014 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 81 | Madagascar | 40.38 | 2012 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 82 | Uganda | 40.06 | 2016 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 83 | Zambia | 40.01 | 2015 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 84 | Rwanda | 39.92 | 2021 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 85 | Jordan | 39.82 | 2016 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 86 | Ethiopia | 39.6 | 2021 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 87 | Malawi | 39.54 | 2016 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 88 | Nigeria | 39.5 | 2018 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 89 | Nicaragua | 39.43 | 2014 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 90 | Namibia | 38.95 | 2015 | down 2.0% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 45.91
- South Africa 41.1