Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 25-64 by country
Countries reporting
92
Highest
45.35
Moldova
Lowest
35.94
Ethiopia
Median
41.84
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,282
What the numbers show
Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 25-64 is currently reported for 92 countries. The highest value is 45.35 in Moldova; the lowest is 35.94 in Ethiopia.
The median across all reporting countries is 41.84, and the mean is 41.51.
Over the past decade 76 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Puerto Rico (up 13.9%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania (down 3.6%).
Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 25-64: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moldova | 45.35 | 2021 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 2 | Iceland | 45.27 | 2013 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 3 | Italy | 45.26 | 2016 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 4 | Denmark | 45.02 | 2016 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 5 | Finland | 44.69 | 2016 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 6 | Germany | 44.39 | 2011 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 7 | South Korea | 44.17 | 2017 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 8 | Hungary | 44.06 | 2016 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 9 | Lithuania | 44.05 | 2016 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 10 | Norway | 43.74 | 2016 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 11 | Latvia | 43.7 | 2016 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 12 | Spain | 43.62 | 2016 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 13 | Estonia | 43.55 | 2016 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 14 | Sweden | 43.5 | 2016 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 15 | Ireland | 43.49 | 2016 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 43.48 | 2016 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 17 | Portugal | 43.44 | 2016 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 18 | France | 43.4 | 2016 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 19 | Panama | 43.36 | 2021 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 20 | Kyrgyzstan | 43.33 | 2020 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 21 | Georgia | 43.31 | 2013 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 22 | United States | 43.27 | 2018 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 23 | Czechia | 43.25 | 2016 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 24 | Netherlands | 43.15 | 2016 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 25 | Croatia | 43.06 | 2016 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 43.01 | 2016 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 42.9 | 2019 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 28 | Greece | 42.83 | 2016 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 29 | Uruguay | 42.77 | 2021 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 30 | Kosovo | 42.77 | 2017 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 30 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 42.77 | 2017 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 32 | Slovenia | 42.72 | 2016 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 33 | Armenia | 42.64 | 2020 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 34 | Peru | 42.64 | 2021 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 35 | Slovakia | 42.56 | 2016 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 36 | Chile | 42.56 | 2017 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 37 | Tunisia | 42.44 | 2015 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 38 | Albania | 42.41 | 2019 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 39 | Argentina | 42.2 | 2021 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 40 | Thailand | 42.15 | 2021 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 41 | Kazakhstan | 42.06 | 2017 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 42.04 | 2021 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 43 | Poland | 42.02 | 2019 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 44 | Ecuador | 41.87 | 2021 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 45 | Romania | 41.85 | 2016 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 46 | Malta | 41.85 | 2016 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 47 | Luxembourg | 41.83 | 2016 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 48 | Mexico | 41.78 | 2020 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 49 | Mauritius | 41.78 | 2012 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | 41.65 | 2005 | up 13.9% | flat |
| 51 | Ukraine | 41.42 | 2013 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 52 | Cyprus | 41.26 | 2016 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 53 | Dominican Republic | 41.16 | 2013 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 54 | Nigeria | 41.07 | 2018 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 55 | Brazil | 41.05 | 2021 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 56 | Colombia | 41.04 | 2021 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 57 | Bolivia | 41 | 2021 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 58 | El Salvador | 41 | 2017 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 59 | South Africa | 40.95 | 2020 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 60 | Indonesia | 40.92 | 2019 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 61 | Egypt | 40.83 | 2019 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 62 | Belgium | 40.8 | 2003 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 63 | China | 40.63 | 2013 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 64 | Austria | 40.58 | 2003 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 65 | Philippines | 40.52 | 2019 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 66 | Honduras | 40.5 | 2017 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 67 | Venezuela | 40.25 | 2006 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 68 | Nicaragua | 40.16 | 2014 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 69 | Cambodia | 40.06 | 2012 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 70 | India | 39.98 | 2019 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 71 | Turkey | 39.78 | 2019 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 72 | Bangladesh | 39.65 | 2016 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 73 | Jamaica | 39.64 | 2002 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 74 | Palestine | 39.64 | 2017 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 75 | Paraguay | 39.56 | 2017 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 76 | Madagascar | 39.51 | 2012 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 77 | Guatemala | 39.31 | 2011 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 78 | Mongolia | 39.23 | 2016 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 79 | Ghana | 39.14 | 2016 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 80 | Gambia | 38.96 | 2020 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 81 | Pakistan | 38.9 | 2020 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 82 | Nepal | 38.78 | 2014 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 83 | Belize | 38.6 | 1999 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 84 | Namibia | 38.56 | 2015 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 85 | Tanzania | 38.25 | 2020 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 86 | Mozambique | 38.21 | 2014 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 87 | Malawi | 38.2 | 2016 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 88 | Zambia | 38.02 | 2015 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 89 | Jordan | 37.68 | 2016 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 90 | Rwanda | 37.35 | 2021 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 91 | Uganda | 36.22 | 2016 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 92 | Ethiopia | 35.94 | 2021 | down 0.3% | falling |