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Median age of public paid employees by country

Countries reporting
66
Highest
49
Bulgaria
Lowest
32
Ethiopia
Median
44
Years covered
23
2000–2022
Data points
819

What the numbers show

Median age of public paid employees is currently reported for 66 countries. The highest value is 49 in Bulgaria; the lowest is 32 in Ethiopia.

The median across all reporting countries is 44, and the mean is 42.64.

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

Over the past decade 46 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Palestine, State of (up 14.7%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania, United Republic of (down 14.0%).

Median age of public paid employees: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Bulgaria 49 2018 up 11.4% rising
1 Lithuania 49 2018 up 8.9% rising
1 Italy 49 2018 up 6.5% rising
4 Iceland 48 2013 up 9.1% rising
4 Estonia 48 2018 up 6.7% flat
6 Latvia 47 2018 up 4.4% rising
6 Portugal 47 2018 up 9.3% rising
6 Hungary 47 2018 up 9.3% rising
9 Armenia 46 2021 up 7.0% flat
9 Panama 46 2019 up 9.5% rising
9 Republic of Moldova 46 2015 up 2.2% flat
9 Ireland 46 2017 up 2.2% flat
9 Greece 46 2018 up 9.5% rising
9 Finland 46 2018 unchanged flat
9 Spain 46 2018 up 7.0% rising
9 Austria 46 2018 up 4.5% rising
17 Czechia 45 2018 up 4.7% flat
17 Morocco 45 2009 — flat
17 Georgia 45 2013 up 2.3% flat
17 Switzerland 45 2018 up 2.3% flat
17 United States 45 2018 unchanged flat
22 Croatia 44 2018 up 4.8% rising
22 Australia 44 2015 up 4.8% rising
22 Belgium 44 2018 up 2.3% rising
22 Romania 44 2018 up 10.0% rising
22 Russia 44 2016 up 2.3% rising
22 Poland 44 2017 up 10.0% flat
22 Serbia 44 2018 up 10.0% rising
22 Colombia 44 2020 up 4.8% rising
22 United Kingdom 44 2016 up 2.3% flat
22 France 44 2018 up 4.8% rising
22 Slovak Republic 44 2017 down 2.2% flat
22 Peru 44 2016 up 10.0% rising
22 Tunisia 44 2015 up 4.8% rising
35 Uruguay 43 2020 down 4.4% flat
35 El Salvador 43 2021 up 4.9% rising
35 Argentina 43 2021 up 2.4% flat
35 South Africa 43 2020 up 4.9% rising
35 Costa Rica 43 2021 up 7.5% rising
40 Ecuador 42 2020 down 2.3% falling
40 Brazil 42 2021 up 5.0% rising
40 Ukraine 42 2013 unchanged flat
43 Cambodia 41 2012 up 7.9% rising
43 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 41 2021 up 5.1% rising
43 Mexico 41 2019 up 2.5% rising
43 Luxembourg 41 2018 up 5.1% flat
43 Sri Lanka 41 2016 up 2.5% rising
43 Chile 41 2015 unchanged flat
43 Honduras 41 2019 up 5.1% rising
50 Philippines 40 2018 unchanged flat
50 Paraguay 40 2021 up 11.1% rising
50 Dominican Republic 40 2019 unchanged rising
50 Cyprus 40 2018 unchanged flat
54 Namibia 39 2015 unchanged flat
54 Palestine, State of 39 2017 up 14.7% rising
54 Cameroon 39 2022 unchanged flat
57 Mongolia 38 2021 unchanged flat
57 Guatemala 38 2019 up 11.8% rising
59 Zambia 37 2015 up 2.8% flat
59 Tanzania, United Republic of 37 2020 down 14.0% falling
59 Türkiye 37 2010 down 5.1% falling
59 Pakistan 37 2020 down 5.1% flat
63 Malta 36 2018 unchanged rising
64 Jordan 34 2016 up 6.2% rising
64 Viet Nam 34 2019 down 8.1% falling
66 Ethiopia 32 2016 down 8.6% falling

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Indicator
Median age of public paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
66 places, 819 data points, 2000–2022
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