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

Countries reporting
87
Highest
43.92
Republic of Korea
Lowest
31.79
Cambodia
Median
39.07
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,172

What the numbers show

Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban is currently reported for 87 countries. The highest value is 43.92 in Republic of Korea; the lowest is 31.79 in Cambodia.

The median across all reporting countries is 39.07, and the mean is 38.9.

Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 13.6%), and the largest decrease in China (down 5.6%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Republic of Korea 43.92 2017 up 7.8% rising
2 Romania 43.85 2016 up 13.1% rising
3 Spain 43.53 2016 up 11.8% rising
4 Armenia 43.52 2020 up 4.8% rising
5 Italy 43.51 2016 up 10.2% rising
6 Hungary 43.5 2016 up 9.4% rising
7 Denmark 43.46 2016 up 5.3% rising
8 Bulgaria 43.31 2016 up 6.3% rising
9 Latvia 43.29 2016 up 6.0% rising
10 Norway 43.28 2016 up 5.3% rising
11 Republic of Moldova 43.24 2021 up 12.0% rising
12 Cyprus 43.17 2016 up 4.4% flat
13 Georgia 42.98 2013 up 0.9% flat
14 Greece 42.97 2016 up 7.9% rising
15 Iceland 42.84 2013 up 6.2% rising
16 Sweden 42.83 2016 up 1.8% flat
17 Finland 42.69 2016 up 1.4% rising
18 Luxembourg 42.63 2016 up 8.2% rising
19 Estonia 42.57 2016 up 2.6% rising
20 Croatia 42.51 2016 down 0.4% flat
21 Portugal 42.32 2016 up 8.1% rising
22 Germany 42.26 2011 up 6.0% rising
23 Czechia 42.1 2016 up 2.4% rising
24 United States 42.09 2018 down 0.1% rising
25 Lithuania 41.96 2016 up 3.4% rising
26 Slovak Republic 41.78 2016 up 3.4% flat
27 Kosovo 41.63 2017 up 3.5% flat
28 United Kingdom 41.53 2016 up 0.5% rising
29 Kazakhstan 41.49 2017 up 3.5% flat
30 Chile 41.47 2017 up 7.1% rising
31 Poland 41.12 2019 up 1.6% rising
32 Uruguay 41.04 2021 up 6.3% rising
33 Ireland 40.73 2016 up 9.3% rising
34 Panama 40.58 2021 up 8.9% rising
35 Ukraine 40.3 2013 down 4.0% flat
36 Malta 40.08 2016 up 5.8% flat
37 France 40.03 2016 up 0.7% flat
38 Kyrgyzstan 39.99 2020 down 0.2% flat
39 Argentina 39.98 2021 up 5.0% flat
40 South Africa 39.73 2020 up 4.6% flat
41 Costa Rica 39.63 2021 up 8.2% rising
42 Sri Lanka 39.56 2019 up 2.5% rising
43 Thailand 39.27 2021 up 4.7% rising
44 Netherlands 39.07 2004 up 5.8% rising
45 Tunisia 39.06 2015 up 8.5% rising
46 China 38.64 2013 down 5.6% flat
47 Belgium 38.59 2003 up 4.5% flat
48 Colombia 38.5 2021 up 3.8% rising
49 Ecuador 38.25 2021 up 1.9% rising
50 Peru 38.25 2021 up 4.0% rising
51 Austria 38.05 2003 up 3.6% flat
52 Brazil 37.98 2021 up 4.4% rising
53 Mexico 37.75 2020 up 5.1% rising
54 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 37.64 2002 up 10.7% rising
55 Indonesia 37.44 2019 up 9.3% rising
56 India 37.4 2019 up 8.3% rising
57 Nigeria 37.29 2018 down 1.0% falling
58 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 37.21 2021 up 5.8% rising
59 El Salvador 37.09 2017 up 3.9% rising
60 Mongolia 36.9 2016 up 2.9% flat
61 Philippines 36.73 2019 up 3.3% rising
62 Madagascar 36.62 2012 up 4.8% flat
63 Egypt 36.53 2019 down 0.3% rising
64 Zambia 36.27 2015 up 1.1% flat
65 Paraguay 35.62 2017 down 2.6% flat
66 Dominican Republic 35.59 2013 up 5.9% rising
67 Ghana 35.51 2016 up 1.1% flat
68 Malawi 35.44 2016 up 2.9% flat
69 Jordan 35.4 2016 up 4.6% rising
70 Honduras 35.02 2017 up 5.7% rising
71 Namibia 34.99 2015 up 1.0% flat
72 Jamaica 34.87 2002 up 7.0% rising
73 Belize 34.79 1999 up 9.8% rising
74 Türkiye 34.78 2013 up 13.6% rising
75 Mozambique 34.67 2014 down 0.9% flat
76 Nepal 34.49 2014 up 2.3% flat
77 Gambia 34.45 2020 up 7.8% flat
78 United Republic of Tanzania 34.39 2020 up 3.2% flat
79 Nicaragua 34.02 2014 up 4.5% flat
80 Rwanda 33.89 2021 up 3.7% rising
81 State of Palestine 33.84 2017 up 2.2% rising
82 Guatemala 33.83 2011 up 3.8% flat
83 Pakistan 33.73 2020 up 3.5% rising
84 Ethiopia 33.13 2021 up 1.7% flat
85 Uganda 32.81 2016 up 1.8% flat
86 Bangladesh 32.08 2016 up 0.8% flat
87 Cambodia 31.79 2012 down 0.6% falling

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Indicator
Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
87 places, 1,172 data points, 1970–2021
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