Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-24 by country
Countries reporting
92
Highest
22.86
Lithuania
Lowest
19.82
Bangladesh
Median
21.38
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,282
What the numbers show
Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-24 is currently reported for 92 countries. The highest value is 22.86 in Lithuania; the lowest is 19.82 in Bangladesh.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.38, and the mean is 21.37.
Over the past decade 69 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 |
| 11 | South Africa | 22.37 | 2020 | up 1.6% | 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 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 21.52 | 2017 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 40 | Kosovo | 21.52 | 2017 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 42 | Puerto Rico | 21.52 | 2005 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 43 | Zambia | 21.51 | 2015 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 44 | Costa Rica | 21.47 | 2021 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 45 | Mauritius | 21.44 | 2012 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 46 | Uruguay | 21.42 | 2021 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 47 | Belgium | 21.34 | 2003 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 48 | Argentina | 21.25 | 2021 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 49 | United States | 21.24 | 2018 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 50 | Panama | 21.23 | 2021 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 51 | Jordan | 21.23 | 2016 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 52 | United Kingdom | 21.2 | 2016 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 53 | Bolivia | 21.17 | 2021 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 54 | Sri Lanka | 21.14 | 2019 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 55 | Colombia | 21.14 | 2021 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 56 | Brazil | 21.1 | 2021 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 57 | Philippines | 21.08 | 2019 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 58 | Indonesia | 21.07 | 2019 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 21.07 | 2013 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 60 | Germany | 21.06 | 2011 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 61 | Jamaica | 21.02 | 2002 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 62 | Ecuador | 20.94 | 2021 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 63 | Tunisia | 20.93 | 2015 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 64 | Nigeria | 20.89 | 2018 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 65 | India | 20.87 | 2019 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 66 | Rwanda | 20.83 | 2021 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 67 | Egypt | 20.82 | 2019 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 68 | Denmark | 20.81 | 2016 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 69 | Kyrgyzstan | 20.76 | 2020 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 70 | Madagascar | 20.74 | 2012 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 71 | Venezuela | 20.72 | 2006 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 72 | Tanzania | 20.7 | 2020 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 73 | El Salvador | 20.7 | 2017 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 74 | Gambia | 20.7 | 2020 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 75 | Turkey | 20.69 | 2019 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 76 | Palestine | 20.68 | 2017 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 77 | Mexico | 20.65 | 2020 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 78 | Nicaragua | 20.65 | 2014 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 79 | Uganda | 20.63 | 2016 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 80 | Ghana | 20.46 | 2016 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 81 | Peru | 20.31 | 2021 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 82 | Honduras | 20.28 | 2017 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 83 | Mozambique | 20.27 | 2014 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 84 | Paraguay | 20.22 | 2017 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 85 | Ethiopia | 20.15 | 2021 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 86 | Austria | 20.04 | 2003 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 87 | Pakistan | 20.04 | 2020 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 88 | Nepal | 19.96 | 2014 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 89 | Cambodia | 19.93 | 2012 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 90 | Belize | 19.93 | 1999 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 91 | Guatemala | 19.9 | 2011 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 92 | Bangladesh | 19.82 | 2016 | up 2.6% | flat |