<?php
$a = [
['emp_id' => '1', 'name' => 'ram', 'age' => 40],
['emp_id' => '5', 'name' => 'ram_1', 'age' => 20],
['emp_id' => '2', 'name' => 'ram_2', 'age' => 30],
['emp_id' => '3', 'name' => 'ram_4', 'age' => 25],
['emp_id' => '4', 'name' => 'ram_3', 'age' => 50]
];
// please find minimum age employee in above array.
$ageArray = array_column($a, 'age');
echo min($ageArray);