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Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, rural by country

Countries reporting
85
Highest
46.41
Denmark
Lowest
29.23
Cambodia
Median
37.94
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,149

What the numbers show

Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, rural is currently reported for 85 countries. The highest value is 46.41 in Denmark; the lowest is 29.23 in Cambodia.

The median across all reporting countries is 37.94, and the mean is 38.09.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 70 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Ireland (up 15.4%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 7.4%).

Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, rural: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Denmark 46.41 2016 up 11.7% rising
2 Republic of Korea 44.08 2017 up 8.7% rising
3 Republic of Moldova 44.05 2021 up 5.3% rising
4 Greece 43.86 2016 up 7.1% rising
5 Cyprus 43.84 2016 up 10.3% rising
6 Finland 43.7 2016 up 4.0% rising
7 Estonia 43.35 2016 up 8.9% rising
8 Italy 43.32 2016 up 11.6% rising
9 Ireland 43.14 2016 up 15.4% rising
10 Bulgaria 43.1 2016 up 7.6% rising
11 Uruguay 42.86 2021 up 10.5% rising
12 Hungary 42.85 2016 up 10.8% rising
13 Iceland 42.84 2013 up 6.0% rising
14 Lithuania 42.7 2016 up 7.6% rising
15 Sweden 42.64 2016 up 1.6% flat
16 Czechia 42.4 2016 up 5.1% rising
17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 42.27 2016 down 2.2% rising
18 Armenia 42.2 2020 up 7.3% rising
19 Spain 42.13 2016 up 12.1% rising
20 Luxembourg 42.07 2016 up 3.4% rising
21 Georgia 42.05 2013 down 0.0% flat
22 Croatia 42.03 2016 down 0.2% flat
23 Latvia 42.02 2016 up 7.3% rising
24 Portugal 41.81 2016 up 9.4% rising
25 United States of America 41.36 2018 down 2.7% rising
26 Romania 41.31 2016 up 15.2% rising
27 Germany 41.29 2011 up 6.6% rising
28 Norway 41.23 2016 up 0.2% flat
29 Slovakia 41.18 2016 up 5.5% rising
30 Chile 41.15 2017 up 10.7% rising
31 France 40.97 2016 up 2.7% flat
32 Poland 40.33 2019 up 3.1% rising
33 Kazakhstan 39.82 2017 up 4.3% flat
34 Sri Lanka 39.3 2019 up 5.6% rising
35 South Africa 38.91 2020 up 3.5% flat
36 Ukraine 38.74 2013 down 7.4% flat
37 Kyrgyzstan 38.74 2020 up 0.9% flat
38 Costa Rica 38.51 2021 up 9.1% rising
39 Panama 38.44 2021 up 3.5% rising
40 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 38.43 2021 up 11.0% rising
41 Thailand 38.36 2021 up 7.0% rising
42 Netherlands 38.31 2004 up 2.2% rising
43 China 37.94 2013 up 11.9% rising
44 Indonesia 37.54 2019 up 7.7% rising
45 Kosovo 37.4 2017 down 2.9% flat
46 Tunisia 37.04 2015 up 9.2% rising
47 Belgium 36.64 2003 up 2.1% flat
48 Brazil 36.4 2021 up 7.1% rising
49 Mongolia 36.13 2016 up 2.2% flat
50 Austria 36.09 2003 up 5.1% flat
51 Philippines 36.02 2019 up 0.9% flat
52 Colombia 35.99 2021 down 0.8% flat
53 Mexico 35.89 2020 up 8.0% rising
54 Dominican Republic 35.82 2013 up 3.3% rising
55 India 35.63 2019 up 3.8% rising
56 Malawi 35.42 2016 down 2.9% rising
57 Jordan 35.24 2016 up 3.8% rising
58 Ecuador 35.23 2021 down 0.8% rising
59 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 35.2 2002 up 5.6% rising
60 Jamaica 35.19 2002 up 7.4% flat
61 Gambia 35.19 2020 up 6.8% falling
62 Peru 35.01 2021 up 4.6% rising
63 Madagascar 35.01 2012 up 8.2% flat
64 Nigeria 35 2018 up 1.0% falling
65 Zambia 34.93 2015 down 1.2% flat
66 Nepal 34.84 2014 up 2.5% flat
67 Namibia 34.82 2015 down 2.8% falling
68 Honduras 34.61 2017 up 5.7% rising
69 Mozambique 34.32 2014 up 0.3% flat
70 El Salvador 34.14 2017 up 2.9% rising
71 Paraguay 34.14 2017 down 0.0% flat
72 Palestine, State of 33.98 2017 up 4.8% rising
73 Rwanda 33.78 2021 up 4.9% flat
74 Tanzania, United Republic of 33.54 2020 down 2.6% flat
75 Türkiye 33.53 2013 up 10.2% rising
76 Egypt 33.03 2019 up 2.3% rising
77 Uganda 32.89 2016 up 3.1% flat
78 Ghana 32.77 2016 down 5.6% flat
79 Nicaragua 32.63 2014 down 3.7% flat
80 Bangladesh 32.5 2016 up 0.9% flat
81 Ethiopia 32.43 2021 up 0.5% flat
82 Belize 32.26 1999 up 6.3% flat
83 Guatemala 31.97 2011 up 5.5% flat
84 Pakistan 31.93 2020 up 1.8% flat
85 Cambodia 29.23 2012 up 4.5% falling

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Indicator
Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
85 places, 1,149 data points, 1970–2021
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