Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-24 by country
Countries reporting
90
Highest
22.75
Bulgaria
Lowest
19.72
Madagascar
Median
21.5
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,274
What the numbers show
Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-24 is currently reported for 90 countries. The highest value is 22.75 in Bulgaria; the lowest is 19.72 in Madagascar.
The median across all reporting countries is 21.5, and the mean is 21.47.
Over the past decade 68 countries rose and 22 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Moldova | 21.88 | 2021 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 34 | Albania | 21.86 | 2019 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 35 | South Korea | 21.81 | 2017 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 36 | Chile | 21.78 | 2017 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 37 | United Kingdom | 21.69 | 2016 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 38 | Costa Rica | 21.68 | 2021 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 39 | China | 21.68 | 2013 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 40 | Mauritius | 21.66 | 2012 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 41 | Sri Lanka | 21.64 | 2019 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 42 | Germany | 21.63 | 2011 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 43 | Zambia | 21.62 | 2015 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 44 | Denmark | 21.53 | 2016 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 45 | Argentina | 21.5 | 2021 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 46 | Jordan | 21.5 | 2016 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 47 | Panama | 21.47 | 2021 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 48 | Belgium | 21.45 | 2003 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 49 | Uruguay | 21.43 | 2021 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | 21.42 | 2005 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 51 | India | 21.4 | 2019 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 52 | Ireland | 21.34 | 2016 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 53 | Egypt | 21.32 | 2019 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 54 | Tunisia | 21.28 | 2015 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 55 | Iceland | 21.26 | 2013 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 56 | Philippines | 21.22 | 2019 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 57 | Colombia | 21.21 | 2021 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 58 | Jamaica | 21.2 | 2002 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 59 | Brazil | 21.17 | 2021 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 60 | Palestine | 21.09 | 2017 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 61 | Uganda | 21.06 | 2016 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 62 | Indonesia | 21.05 | 2019 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 63 | Gambia | 21.03 | 2020 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 64 | Nigeria | 21.02 | 2018 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 65 | Kyrgyzstan | 20.96 | 2020 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 66 | Turkey | 20.85 | 2019 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 20.84 | 2013 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 68 | Ecuador | 20.83 | 2021 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 69 | Nicaragua | 20.79 | 2014 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 70 | El Salvador | 20.78 | 2017 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 71 | Bolivia | 20.76 | 2021 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 72 | Venezuela | 20.73 | 2006 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 73 | Ghana | 20.65 | 2016 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 74 | Rwanda | 20.65 | 2021 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 75 | United States | 20.63 | 2018 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 76 | Mexico | 20.63 | 2020 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 77 | Paraguay | 20.57 | 2017 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 78 | Pakistan | 20.51 | 2020 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 79 | Belize | 20.46 | 1999 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 80 | Austria | 20.43 | 2003 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 81 | Nepal | 20.36 | 2014 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 82 | Honduras | 20.29 | 2017 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 83 | Mozambique | 20.28 | 2014 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 84 | Tanzania | 20.21 | 2020 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 85 | Bangladesh | 20.2 | 2016 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 86 | Cambodia | 20.17 | 2012 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 87 | Peru | 20.14 | 2021 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 88 | Guatemala | 20.05 | 2011 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 89 | Ethiopia | 19.74 | 2021 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 90 | Madagascar | 19.72 | 2012 | up 0.2% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo 21.91