Average age, rural by country
Countries reporting
96
Highest
50.67
South Korea
Lowest
18.27
Mali
Median
33.72
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,344
What the numbers show
Average age, rural is currently reported for 96 countries. The highest value is 50.67 in South Korea; the lowest is 18.27 in Mali.
The median across all reporting countries is 33.72, and the mean is 33.93.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 83 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Turkey (up 28.6%), and the largest decrease in Palestine (down 24.4%).
Average age, rural: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 50.67 | 2017 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 2 | Greece | 47.25 | 2016 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 3 | Portugal | 45.92 | 2016 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 45.71 | 2016 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 5 | Finland | 45.52 | 2016 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 6 | Italy | 45.34 | 2016 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 44.56 | 2016 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 8 | Denmark | 44.01 | 2016 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 9 | Belarus | 43.81 | 2020 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 10 | Serbia | 43.69 | 2018 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 11 | Sweden | 43.65 | 2016 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 12 | Spain | 43.58 | 2016 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 13 | Latvia | 42.96 | 2016 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 14 | Lithuania | 42.87 | 2016 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 15 | Croatia | 42.84 | 2016 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 16 | Estonia | 42.82 | 2016 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 17 | Moldova | 42.16 | 2021 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 18 | Hungary | 42.16 | 2016 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 19 | France | 42.03 | 2016 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 20 | Ukraine | 41.86 | 2014 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 21 | Germany | 41.73 | 2011 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 22 | Romania | 41.64 | 2018 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 23 | Ireland | 41.27 | 2016 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 24 | Georgia | 41.27 | 2020 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 25 | Slovakia | 40.6 | 2016 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 26 | United States | 40.54 | 2018 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 27 | Indonesia | 40.34 | 2019 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 28 | Iceland | 40.31 | 2015 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 29 | Russia | 39.69 | 2019 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 30 | Luxembourg | 39.5 | 2016 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 31 | Chile | 39.3 | 2017 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 32 | Uruguay | 39.23 | 2021 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 33 | Czechia | 39.07 | 2016 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 34 | Thailand | 38.98 | 2021 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 35 | Belgium | 38.94 | 2003 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 36 | Austria | 38.82 | 2003 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 37 | Cyprus | 38.72 | 2016 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 38 | Poland | 38.42 | 2019 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 38.39 | 2020 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 40 | Norway | 38.29 | 2016 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 41 | Montenegro | 37.73 | 2013 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 42 | Armenia | 37.64 | 2020 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 43 | China | 37.53 | 2013 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 44 | Netherlands | 37.19 | 2004 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 45 | Sri Lanka | 35.43 | 2019 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 46 | Costa Rica | 35.27 | 2021 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 47 | Peru | 34.15 | 2021 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 48 | Brazil | 33.8 | 2021 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 49 | Turkey | 33.64 | 2013 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 50 | Tunisia | 32.55 | 2015 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 51 | Kosovo | 32.42 | 2017 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 51 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 32.42 | 2017 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 53 | Kazakhstan | 32.38 | 2017 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 54 | Bolivia | 31.75 | 2021 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 55 | Mexico | 31.41 | 2020 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 56 | Panama | 30.75 | 2021 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 57 | El Salvador | 30.64 | 2019 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 58 | Colombia | 30.6 | 2021 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 30.39 | 2013 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 60 | India | 29.96 | 2019 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 61 | Ecuador | 29.89 | 2021 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 62 | Kyrgyzstan | 29.62 | 2020 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 63 | Mongolia | 29.22 | 2021 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 64 | Jamaica | 28.99 | 2002 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 65 | Paraguay | 28.96 | 2021 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 66 | Morocco | 28.88 | 2013 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 67 | Philippines | 28.19 | 2019 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 68 | Honduras | 28.02 | 2019 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 69 | South Africa | 27.79 | 2020 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 70 | Bangladesh | 27.79 | 2016 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 71 | Cambodia | 27.47 | 2012 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 72 | Laos | 27.46 | 2018 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 73 | Nepal | 26.97 | 2014 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 74 | Venezuela | 26.3 | 2002 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 75 | Tajikistan | 26.23 | 2013 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 76 | Guatemala | 26.21 | 2019 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 77 | Nicaragua | 25.78 | 2014 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 78 | Egypt | 25.65 | 2019 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 79 | Palestine | 25.25 | 2017 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 80 | Namibia | 25.02 | 2015 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 81 | Mozambique | 24.89 | 2014 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 82 | Rwanda | 24.69 | 2021 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 83 | Ghana | 24.39 | 2016 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 84 | Jordan | 24.13 | 2016 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 85 | Zambia | 24.06 | 2015 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 86 | Pakistan | 23.27 | 2020 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 87 | Nigeria | 23.05 | 2018 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 88 | Ethiopia | 22.82 | 2021 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 89 | Belize | 22.8 | 1999 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 90 | Malawi | 22.4 | 2019 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 91 | Tanzania | 22.25 | 2020 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 92 | Djibouti | 21.87 | 2017 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 93 | Madagascar | 21.53 | 2012 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 94 | Gambia | 21.07 | 2020 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 95 | Uganda | 20.35 | 2016 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 96 | Mali | 18.27 | 2018 | down 13.4% | falling |