Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary education and below by country
Countries reporting
85
Highest
64
Czechia
Lowest
28.34
Estonia
Median
40.62
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,162
What the numbers show
Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary education and below is currently reported for 85 countries. The highest value is 64 in Czechia; the lowest is 28.34 in Estonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 40.62, and the mean is 41.66.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 69 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Slovak Republic (up 62.5%), and the largest decrease in Norway (down 33.7%).
Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechia | 64 | 2012 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 2 | Malta | 60.64 | 2016 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 3 | Denmark | 56.73 | 2016 | — | rising |
| 4 | Korea | 56.14 | 2017 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 5 | Hungary | 54.05 | 2016 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 6 | Iceland | 53.62 | 2013 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 7 | Sweden | 52.3 | 2016 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 8 | Slovak Republic | 52 | 2015 | up 62.5% | flat |
| 9 | Ireland | 50.71 | 2016 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 10 | Italy | 50.28 | 2016 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 11 | Greece | 49.94 | 2016 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 12 | Cyprus | 49.39 | 2016 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 13 | Slovenia | 48.66 | 2013 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 14 | Spain | 47.95 | 2016 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 47.6 | 2019 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 16 | Netherlands | 47.53 | 2016 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 17 | Portugal | 47.42 | 2016 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 18 | Austria | 47 | 2001 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 19 | Jamaica | 46.59 | 2002 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 46.45 | 2016 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 21 | Georgia | 46.03 | 2013 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 22 | Uruguay | 45.94 | 2021 | up 10.2% | flat |
| 23 | Chile | 45.82 | 2017 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 24 | Panama | 45.58 | 2021 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 25 | France | 45.35 | 2016 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 26 | Argentina | 45.35 | 2021 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 27 | Peru | 45.32 | 2021 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 28 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 44.93 | 2021 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 29 | Puerto Rico | 44.82 | 2005 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 30 | Ecuador | 44.67 | 2021 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 31 | Belgium | 44.2 | 2003 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 32 | Poland | 43.95 | 2019 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 33 | United States | 43.57 | 2018 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 43.43 | 2021 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 35 | Brazil | 42.51 | 2021 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 36 | Türkiye | 42.5 | 2019 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 37 | Mauritius | 41.89 | 2012 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 38 | Republic of Moldova | 41.84 | 2021 | up 12.1% | falling |
| 39 | Nigeria | 41.29 | 2018 | up 11.2% | flat |
| 40 | Paraguay | 41.24 | 2017 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 41 | Colombia | 41.18 | 2021 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 42 | Thailand | 40.8 | 2021 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 43 | Palestine, State of | 40.62 | 2017 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 44 | South Africa | 40.15 | 2020 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 45 | Germany | 40.01 | 2011 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 46 | China (People’s Republic of) | 39.76 | 2013 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 47 | Indonesia | 39.72 | 2019 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 48 | Croatia | 39.63 | 2016 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 49 | Namibia | 39.22 | 2015 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 50 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 38.93 | 2006 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 38.87 | 2016 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 38.79 | 2013 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 53 | El Salvador | 38.49 | 2017 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 54 | Mexico | 38.32 | 2020 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 55 | Tunisia | 38.1 | 2015 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 56 | Romania | 38.06 | 2016 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 57 | Honduras | 37.66 | 2017 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 58 | Nicaragua | 37.64 | 2014 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 59 | Philippines | 37.42 | 2019 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 60 | India | 37.33 | 2019 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 61 | Zambia | 37 | 2015 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 62 | Mozambique | 36.62 | 2014 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 63 | Guatemala | 36.52 | 2011 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 64 | Ghana | 36.5 | 2016 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 65 | Nepal | 36.37 | 2014 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 66 | Gambia | 36.06 | 2020 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 67 | Malawi | 35.75 | 2016 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 68 | Jordan | 35.5 | 2016 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 69 | Madagascar | 35.35 | 2012 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 70 | Egypt | 35.33 | 2019 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 71 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 35.31 | 2020 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 72 | Mongolia | 34.74 | 2016 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 73 | Rwanda | 34.7 | 2021 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 74 | Norway | 34.48 | 2016 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 75 | Belize | 34.34 | 1999 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 76 | Lithuania | 34.18 | 2016 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 77 | Uganda | 33.97 | 2016 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 78 | Pakistan | 32.61 | 2020 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 79 | Bangladesh | 32.23 | 2016 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 80 | Latvia | 32.22 | 2016 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 81 | Cambodia | 31.75 | 2012 | up 11.3% | flat |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 31.46 | 2020 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 83 | Ethiopia | 30.66 | 2021 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 84 | Kosovo | 29.32 | 2017 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 85 | Estonia | 28.34 | 2016 | up 8.4% | falling |