Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-24 by country

Countries reporting
92
Highest
22.75
Bulgaria
Lowest
19.72
Madagascar
Median
21.52
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,282

What the numbers show

Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-24 is currently reported for 92 countries. The highest value is 22.75 in Bulgaria; the lowest is 19.72 in Madagascar.

The median across all reporting countries is 21.52, and the mean is 21.48.

Over the past decade 68 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Turkey (up 13.9%), and the largest decrease in Ethiopia (down 2.0%).

Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-24: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Bulgaria 22.75 2016 up 6.1% rising
2 Czechia 22.68 2016 up 2.3% rising
3 Ukraine 22.68 2013 up 2.5% flat
4 Lithuania 22.66 2016 up 1.5% flat
5 Slovakia 22.61 2016 up 0.4% rising
6 Cyprus 22.59 2016 up 1.0% flat
7 Romania 22.58 2016 up 3.4% flat
8 Latvia 22.51 2016 up 2.6% rising
9 Greece 22.45 2016 down 0.2% flat
10 Spain 22.44 2016 up 1.9% rising
11 Luxembourg 22.39 2016 up 0.2% rising
12 Estonia 22.38 2016 up 1.3% flat
13 South Africa 22.36 2020 up 1.3% flat
14 Armenia 22.35 2020 up 1.5% flat
15 Hungary 22.33 2016 down 0.7% flat
16 Georgia 22.32 2013 down 0.0% flat
17 Mongolia 22.32 2016 up 1.5% flat
18 Netherlands 22.32 2016 up 0.9% rising
19 Slovenia 22.3 2016 down 1.4% rising
20 Portugal 22.3 2016 up 0.8% flat
21 France 22.28 2016 up 0.2% flat
22 Italy 22.28 2016 up 1.1% rising
23 Finland 22.26 2016 up 0.1% rising
24 Kazakhstan 22.2 2017 up 0.3% flat
25 Croatia 22.16 2016 up 1.5% flat
26 Poland 22.04 2019 down 1.8% flat
27 Sweden 22.04 2016 up 1.1% flat
28 Norway 22.02 2016 down 0.5% flat
29 Malawi 21.95 2016 up 3.8% flat
30 Malta 21.94 2016 up 1.4% flat
31 Namibia 21.91 2015 up 3.8% flat
32 Thailand 21.91 2021 up 2.8% rising
33 Kosovo 21.91 2017 down 0.1% flat
33 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 21.91 2017 down 0.1% flat
35 Moldova 21.88 2021 down 1.1% flat
36 Albania 21.86 2019 up 1.2% flat
37 South Korea 21.81 2017 down 1.2% flat
38 Chile 21.78 2017 up 2.6% flat
39 United Kingdom 21.69 2016 up 1.8% rising
40 Costa Rica 21.68 2021 up 2.0% rising
41 China 21.68 2013 up 1.2% flat
42 Mauritius 21.66 2012 up 0.8% flat
43 Sri Lanka 21.64 2019 up 0.3% flat
44 Germany 21.63 2011 up 4.9% rising
45 Zambia 21.62 2015 up 0.6% flat
46 Denmark 21.53 2016 down 0.5% rising
47 Argentina 21.5 2021 up 1.3% flat
48 Jordan 21.5 2016 down 0.7% flat
49 Panama 21.47 2021 up 2.3% flat
50 Belgium 21.45 2003 down 0.6% flat
51 Uruguay 21.43 2021 up 1.9% flat
52 Puerto Rico 21.42 2005 down 1.2% flat
53 India 21.4 2019 up 2.9% rising
54 Ireland 21.34 2016 up 1.3% flat
55 Egypt 21.32 2019 up 0.1% flat
56 Tunisia 21.28 2015 up 1.4% flat
57 Iceland 21.26 2013 up 1.7% flat
58 Philippines 21.22 2019 up 3.9% flat
59 Colombia 21.21 2021 up 2.9% flat
60 Jamaica 21.2 2002 up 1.7% flat
61 Brazil 21.17 2021 up 2.6% rising
62 Palestine 21.09 2017 down 0.4% flat
63 Uganda 21.06 2016 up 2.3% flat
64 Indonesia 21.05 2019 up 1.5% flat
65 Gambia 21.03 2020 up 1.2% flat
66 Nigeria 21.02 2018 up 4.0% flat
67 Kyrgyzstan 20.96 2020 up 0.5% flat
68 Turkey 20.85 2019 up 13.9% rising
69 Dominican Republic 20.84 2013 down 0.0% flat
70 Ecuador 20.83 2021 down 0.6% rising
71 Nicaragua 20.79 2014 up 1.2% flat
72 El Salvador 20.78 2017 up 1.2% flat
73 Bolivia 20.76 2021 up 1.7% flat
74 Venezuela 20.73 2006 up 0.8% flat
75 Ghana 20.65 2016 down 1.9% flat
76 Rwanda 20.65 2021 up 2.0% rising
77 United States 20.63 2018 down 1.9% flat
78 Mexico 20.63 2020 up 0.9% flat
79 Paraguay 20.57 2017 up 0.9% flat
80 Pakistan 20.51 2020 up 0.4% flat
81 Belize 20.46 1999 up 0.3% flat
82 Austria 20.43 2003 down 0.6% flat
83 Nepal 20.36 2014 up 0.7% flat
84 Honduras 20.29 2017 up 1.1% flat
85 Mozambique 20.28 2014 down 1.2% flat
86 Tanzania 20.21 2020 down 0.5% rising
87 Bangladesh 20.2 2016 up 2.1% flat
88 Cambodia 20.17 2012 down 0.5% flat
89 Peru 20.14 2021 up 1.2% flat
90 Guatemala 20.05 2011 up 1.6% flat
91 Ethiopia 19.74 2021 down 2.0% flat
92 Madagascar 19.72 2012 up 0.2% flat

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Indicator
Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,282 data points, 1970–2021
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