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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

About this data

Indicator
Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,274 data points, 1970–2021
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