Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 25-64 by country
Countries reporting
92
Highest
45.69
Denmark
Lowest
36.42
Ethiopia
Median
41.39
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,282
What the numbers show
Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 25-64 is currently reported for 92 countries. The highest value is 45.69 in Denmark; the lowest is 36.42 in Ethiopia.
The median across all reporting countries is 41.39, and the mean is 41.32.
Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Puerto Rico (up 14.3%), and the largest decrease in Cambodia (down 5.4%).
Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 25-64: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 45.69 | 2016 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 2 | Moldova | 45.44 | 2021 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 3 | South Korea | 44.84 | 2017 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands | 44.75 | 2016 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 44.69 | 2011 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 6 | Norway | 44.53 | 2016 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 7 | Hungary | 44.43 | 2016 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 8 | Armenia | 44.4 | 2020 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 9 | Sweden | 44.28 | 2016 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 10 | Italy | 44.24 | 2016 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 44.19 | 2016 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 12 | Iceland | 44.19 | 2013 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 13 | Cyprus | 44.08 | 2016 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 14 | United States | 44.06 | 2018 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 15 | Georgia | 43.95 | 2013 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 16 | Estonia | 43.93 | 2016 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 17 | Latvia | 43.93 | 2016 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 18 | Finland | 43.92 | 2016 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 43.85 | 2016 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 20 | Greece | 43.75 | 2016 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 21 | Romania | 43.64 | 2016 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 22 | Spain | 43.63 | 2016 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 23 | Luxembourg | 43.49 | 2016 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 24 | Lithuania | 43.46 | 2016 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 25 | Ireland | 43.38 | 2016 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 26 | Chile | 43.36 | 2017 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 27 | Croatia | 43.29 | 2016 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 28 | Czechia | 43.26 | 2016 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 29 | Portugal | 43.16 | 2016 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 30 | Uruguay | 43.13 | 2021 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 31 | Panama | 43.04 | 2021 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 32 | Slovenia | 42.92 | 2016 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 33 | Slovakia | 42.7 | 2016 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 34 | Kazakhstan | 42.26 | 2017 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 35 | Argentina | 42.26 | 2021 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 36 | Poland | 42.23 | 2019 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 37 | Albania | 42.22 | 2019 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 38 | Mauritius | 42.2 | 2012 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 39 | Sri Lanka | 42.1 | 2019 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 40 | France | 42.06 | 2016 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 41 | Costa Rica | 42.03 | 2021 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 42 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 41.97 | 2017 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 42 | Kosovo | 41.97 | 2017 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 44 | Peru | 41.96 | 2021 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 45 | Puerto Rico | 41.44 | 2005 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 46 | Malta | 41.41 | 2016 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 47 | Kyrgyzstan | 41.37 | 2020 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 48 | Ecuador | 41.3 | 2021 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 49 | Tunisia | 41.29 | 2015 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 50 | Mexico | 41.14 | 2020 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 51 | Ukraine | 41.07 | 2013 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 52 | Colombia | 41.01 | 2021 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 53 | China | 40.84 | 2013 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 54 | Thailand | 40.81 | 2021 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 55 | Brazil | 40.66 | 2021 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 56 | South Africa | 40.58 | 2020 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 57 | Indonesia | 40.58 | 2019 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 58 | Bolivia | 40.49 | 2021 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 59 | Belgium | 40.38 | 2003 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 60 | Austria | 40.36 | 2003 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 61 | El Salvador | 40.2 | 2017 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 62 | Paraguay | 39.93 | 2017 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 63 | Mozambique | 39.77 | 2014 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 64 | Venezuela | 39.76 | 2006 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 65 | Honduras | 39.7 | 2017 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 66 | Philippines | 39.62 | 2019 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 67 | Palestine | 39.42 | 2017 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 68 | Nepal | 39.4 | 2014 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 69 | Madagascar | 39.36 | 2012 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 70 | Turkey | 39.33 | 2019 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 71 | India | 39.32 | 2019 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 72 | Nigeria | 39.11 | 2018 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 73 | Jamaica | 39.11 | 2002 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 74 | Dominican Republic | 39.09 | 2013 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 75 | Guatemala | 38.71 | 2011 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 76 | Gambia | 38.63 | 2020 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 77 | Ghana | 38.49 | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 78 | Belize | 38.35 | 1999 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 79 | Nicaragua | 38.28 | 2014 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 80 | Zambia | 38.18 | 2015 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 81 | Mongolia | 38.18 | 2016 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 82 | Egypt | 38.17 | 2019 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 83 | Jordan | 38.08 | 2016 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 84 | Tanzania | 37.95 | 2020 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 85 | Pakistan | 37.92 | 2020 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 86 | Namibia | 37.7 | 2015 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 87 | Rwanda | 37.43 | 2021 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 88 | Malawi | 37.3 | 2016 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 89 | Uganda | 37.15 | 2016 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 90 | Bangladesh | 37.1 | 2016 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 91 | Cambodia | 36.57 | 2012 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 92 | Ethiopia | 36.42 | 2021 | down 1.1% | falling |