Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-24 by country
Countries reporting
89
Highest
22.86
Lithuania
Lowest
19.82
Bangladesh
Median
21.25
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,274
What the numbers show
Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-24 is currently reported for 89 countries. The highest value is 22.86 in Lithuania; the lowest is 19.82 in Bangladesh.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.25, and the mean is 21.36.
Over the past decade 66 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Turkey (up 14.5%), and the largest decrease in Denmark (down 5.9%).
Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-24: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuania | 22.86 | 2016 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 2 | Cyprus | 22.81 | 2016 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 3 | Slovenia | 22.64 | 2016 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 22.63 | 2016 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 5 | Ukraine | 22.56 | 2013 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 6 | Slovakia | 22.44 | 2016 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 22.44 | 2016 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 8 | Spain | 22.44 | 2016 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 9 | Czechia | 22.41 | 2016 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 22.38 | 2017 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 12 | Croatia | 22.37 | 2016 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 13 | Latvia | 22.35 | 2016 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 14 | Hungary | 22.31 | 2016 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 15 | Italy | 22.28 | 2016 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 16 | Estonia | 22.23 | 2016 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 17 | Malawi | 22.23 | 2016 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 18 | Sweden | 22.22 | 2016 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 19 | Greece | 22.21 | 2016 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 20 | South Korea | 22.17 | 2017 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 21 | Portugal | 22.17 | 2016 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 22 | Romania | 22.17 | 2016 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 23 | Armenia | 22.1 | 2020 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 24 | Georgia | 22.06 | 2013 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 25 | Ireland | 22.02 | 2016 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 26 | Mongolia | 21.96 | 2016 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 27 | Poland | 21.93 | 2019 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 28 | Namibia | 21.92 | 2015 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 29 | Thailand | 21.86 | 2021 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 30 | Finland | 21.85 | 2016 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 31 | Chile | 21.84 | 2017 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 32 | Moldova | 21.71 | 2021 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 33 | China | 21.69 | 2013 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 34 | Albania | 21.69 | 2019 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 35 | Iceland | 21.69 | 2013 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 36 | France | 21.67 | 2016 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 21.59 | 2016 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 38 | Malta | 21.56 | 2016 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 39 | Norway | 21.56 | 2016 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 40 | Puerto Rico | 21.52 | 2005 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 41 | Zambia | 21.51 | 2015 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 21.47 | 2021 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 43 | Mauritius | 21.44 | 2012 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 44 | Uruguay | 21.42 | 2021 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 45 | Belgium | 21.34 | 2003 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 46 | Argentina | 21.25 | 2021 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 47 | United States | 21.24 | 2018 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 48 | Panama | 21.23 | 2021 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 49 | Jordan | 21.23 | 2016 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 50 | United Kingdom | 21.2 | 2016 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 51 | Bolivia | 21.17 | 2021 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 52 | Sri Lanka | 21.14 | 2019 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 53 | Colombia | 21.14 | 2021 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 54 | Brazil | 21.1 | 2021 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 55 | Philippines | 21.08 | 2019 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 56 | Indonesia | 21.07 | 2019 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 57 | Dominican Republic | 21.07 | 2013 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 58 | Germany | 21.06 | 2011 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 59 | Jamaica | 21.02 | 2002 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 60 | Ecuador | 20.94 | 2021 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 61 | Tunisia | 20.93 | 2015 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 62 | Nigeria | 20.89 | 2018 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 63 | India | 20.87 | 2019 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 64 | Rwanda | 20.83 | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 65 | Egypt | 20.82 | 2019 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 66 | Denmark | 20.81 | 2016 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 67 | Kyrgyzstan | 20.76 | 2020 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 68 | Madagascar | 20.74 | 2012 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 69 | Venezuela | 20.72 | 2006 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 70 | Tanzania | 20.7 | 2020 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 71 | El Salvador | 20.7 | 2017 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 72 | Gambia | 20.7 | 2020 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 73 | Turkey | 20.69 | 2019 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 74 | Palestine | 20.68 | 2017 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 75 | Mexico | 20.65 | 2020 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 76 | Nicaragua | 20.65 | 2014 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 77 | Uganda | 20.63 | 2016 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 78 | Ghana | 20.46 | 2016 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 79 | Peru | 20.31 | 2021 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 80 | Honduras | 20.28 | 2017 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 81 | Mozambique | 20.27 | 2014 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 82 | Paraguay | 20.22 | 2017 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 83 | Ethiopia | 20.15 | 2021 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 84 | Austria | 20.04 | 2003 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 85 | Pakistan | 20.04 | 2020 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 86 | Nepal | 19.96 | 2014 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 87 | Cambodia | 19.93 | 2012 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 88 | Belize | 19.93 | 1999 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 89 | Guatemala | 19.9 | 2011 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 90 | Bangladesh | 19.82 | 2016 | up 2.6% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 21.52
- South Africa 22.37