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Median age of private paid employees by country

Countries reporting
66
Highest
44
Hungary
Lowest
26
Cambodia
Median
38
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
821

What the numbers show

Median age of private paid employees is currently reported for 66 countries. The highest value is 44 in Hungary; the lowest is 26 in Cambodia.

The median across all reporting countries is 38, and the mean is 37.12.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 51 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Vietnam (up 16.7%), and the largest decrease in Serbia, Republic of (down 8.9%).

Median age of private paid employees: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Hungary 44 2018 up 15.8% rising
1 Italy 44 2018 up 12.8% rising
3 Lithuania, Republic of 43 2018 up 7.5% rising
3 Latvia 43 2018 up 7.5% rising
5 Romania 42 2018 up 10.5% rising
5 Finland 42 2018 unchanged flat
5 Estonia 42 2018 up 2.4% rising
5 Spain 42 2018 up 13.5% rising
5 Czechia 42 2018 up 5.0% rising
5 Iceland 42 2013 up 10.5% rising
5 Switzerland 42 2018 up 5.0% rising
5 Bulgaria 42 2018 up 7.7% rising
5 Portugal 42 2018 up 10.5% rising
14 Luxembourg 41 2018 unchanged flat
14 Serbia, Republic of 41 2018 down 8.9% falling
14 Belgium 41 2018 up 5.1% rising
14 Austria 41 2018 up 5.1% rising
14 France 41 2018 up 5.1% rising
14 Georgia 41 2013 down 4.7% flat
20 Slovak Republic 40 2017 up 5.3% rising
20 Croatia, Republic of 40 2018 unchanged flat
20 United States 40 2018 unchanged flat
20 Armenia, Republic of 40 2021 up 5.3% flat
20 Greece 40 2018 up 8.1% rising
20 Chile 40 2015 up 8.1% rising
26 Poland 39 2017 up 8.3% rising
26 Uruguay 39 2020 up 8.3% rising
26 Russian Federation 39 2016 up 2.6% flat
26 United Kingdom 39 2016 up 2.6% flat
26 Sri Lanka 39 2016 up 14.7% rising
31 Argentina 38 2021 up 8.6% rising
31 Moldova, Republic of 38 2015 down 5.0% falling
31 South Africa 38 2020 up 8.6% rising
31 Ukraine 38 2013 down 5.0% falling
31 Cyprus 38 2018 unchanged flat
31 Ireland 38 2017 up 11.8% rising
37 Panama 37 2021 up 5.7% rising
37 Tunisia 37 2015 up 5.7% rising
39 Australia 36 2015 up 9.1% rising
39 Costa Rica 36 2019 up 12.5% rising
39 Malta 36 2018 up 16.1% rising
39 Mongolia 36 2021 up 2.9% flat
43 Brazil 35 2021 up 6.1% rising
43 Colombia 35 2020 up 6.1% rising
43 Ecuador 35 2020 up 6.1% rising
43 Vietnam 35 2019 up 16.7% rising
47 Morocco 34 2009 — flat
47 Peru 34 2021 up 9.7% rising
47 Mexico 34 2019 up 6.2% rising
47 Jordan 34 2016 up 9.7% rising
47 Dominican Republic 34 2019 up 3.0% rising
52 Zambia 33 2015 up 6.5% flat
52 Philippines 33 2018 up 6.5% flat
52 Namibia 33 2015 unchanged flat
55 El Salvador 32 2021 unchanged rising
55 Türkiye 32 2010 up 6.7% flat
55 Cameroon 32 2022 up 6.7% rising
55 Bolivia 32 2021 up 6.7% rising
59 Paraguay 31 2021 up 3.3% rising
60 Palestine, State of 30 2017 down 3.2% flat
60 Pakistan 30 2020 up 3.4% rising
60 Tanzania, United Republic of 30 2020 down 6.2% rising
60 Honduras 30 2019 up 11.1% rising
60 Guatemala 30 2019 unchanged rising
65 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 27 2016 up 3.8% rising
66 Cambodia 26 2012 up 4.0% flat

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Indicator
Median age of private paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
66 places, 821 data points, 2000–2022
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