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Labor Statistics > Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59 (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1   Mozambique: 93.21 
#2   Ghana: 91.93 
#3   Tanzania: 91.88 
#4   Malawi: 89.96 
#5   Uganda: 88.93 
#6   Cambodia: 86.88 
#7   Kenya: 85.83 
#8   Central African Republic: 85.69 
#9   Solomon Islands: 84.88 
#10   Eritrea: 84.76 
#11   Iceland: 84.43 
#12   Burkina Faso: 84.28 
#13   Madagascar: 84.27 
#14   Maldives: 83.79 
#15   Rwanda: 83.55 
#16   Sweden: 83.06 
#17   Zimbabwe: 82.74 
#18   Burundi: 82.69 
#19   Bangladesh: 82.57 
#20   Gambia, The: 82.23 
#21   Angola: 81.83 
#22   Mali: 80.76 
#23   Jamaica: 80.26 
#24   Comoros: 79.66 
#25   Burma: 79.14 
#26   Chad: 78.74 
#27   East Timor: 78.29 
#28   Thailand: 78.01 
#29   Benin: 77.73 
#30   Mongolia: 77.34 
#31   Guinea: 77.32 
#32   Papua New Guinea: 77.32 
#33   Mauritania: 77.04 
#34   Qatar: 76.77 
#35   Guinea-Bissau: 76.32 
#36   Congo, Democratic Republic of the: 76.15 
#37   Ethiopia: 75.85 
#38   Nigeria: 75.74 
#39   Niger: 75.74 
#40   Gabon: 75.34 
#41   United Arab Emirates: 75.17 
#42   Switzerland: 75.04 
#43   Haiti: 74.65 
#44   Cameroon: 74.53 
#45   Laos: 74.46 
#46   Bahamas, The: 74.38 
#47   Japan: 74.08 
#48   Nepal: 73.92 
#49   Liberia: 73.35 
#50   Senegal: 72.82 
#51   Equatorial Guinea: 72.68 
#52   Togo: 72.64 
#53   Philippines: 72.46 
#54   Norway: 72.39 
#55   Bhutan: 72.27 
#56   Denmark: 72.24 
#57   Indonesia: 71.94 
#58   Botswana: 71.12 
#59   Namibia: 70.41 
#60   Cote d'Ivoire: 69.67 
#61   Korea, South: 68.93 
#62   Afghanistan: 68.48 
#63   Nicaragua: 67.76 
#64   Bolivia: 67.66 
#65   United States: 67.56 
#66   Estonia: 67.12 
#67   Zambia: 66.23 
#68   Korea, North: 66.16 
#69   Lesotho: 65.54 
#70   Sierra Leone: 65.43 
#71   Georgia: 65.4 
#72   Vietnam: 65.22 
#73   Cyprus: 65.1 
#74   Latvia: 65.05 
#75   Sudan: 64.82 
#76   India: 64.57 
#77   Dominican Republic: 64.21 
#78   China: 64.21 
#79   Dominica: 64.21 
#80   Honduras: 63.57 
#81   Pakistan: 63.33 
#82   New Zealand: 62.67 
#83   Paraguay: 62.46 
#84   Barbados: 62.35 
#85   Canada: 61.86 
#86   Guatemala: 60.91 
#87   Armenia: 60.85 
#88   Lithuania: 60.79 
#89   El Salvador: 60.46 
#90   Israel: 59.9 
#91   Morocco: 59.65 
#92   Finland: 59.53 
#93   Trinidad and Tobago: 59.26 
#94   Libya: 58.83 
#95   Peru: 58.82 
#96   Ecuador: 58.5 
#97   Germany: 58.45 
#98   Bahrain: 58.17 
#99   Mexico: 57.48 
#100   Egypt: 57.41 
#101   Tajikistan: 57.23 
#102   Turkmenistan: 57.12 
#103   Venezuela: 57.1 
#104   Uruguay: 57.06 
#105   Poland: 56.75 
#106   Belarus: 56.58 
#107   Portugal: 56.53 
#108   Guyana: 56.44 
#109   Turkey: 56.14 
#110   Cuba: 55.92 
#111   South Africa: 55.86 
#112   Czech Republic: 55.64 
#113   Colombia: 55.44 
#114   Australia: 55.28 
#115   Swaziland: 54.76 
#116   France: 54.66 
#117   Chile: 54.27 
#118   Azerbaijan: 54.14 
#119   Syria: 53.93 
#120   Fiji: 53.9 
#121   Saudi Arabia: 53.86 
#122   Kuwait: 53.73 
#123   Yemen: 53.05 
#124   Suriname: 52.73 
#125   Algeria: 52.26 
#126   Slovakia: 51.97 
#127   Albania: 51.96 
#128   Iran: 51.87 
#129   Jordan: 51.68 
#130   Russia: 51.67 
#131   Uzbekistan: 51.66 
#132   Bulgaria: 51.59 
#133   Malaysia: 51.4 
#134   Brazil: 51.4 
#135   Kyrgyzstan: 51.01 
#136   Sri Lanka: 50.79 
#137   Belize: 50.28 
#138   Argentina: 49.99 
#139   Mauritius: 49.83 
#140   Cape Verde: 49.78 
#141   Greece: 49.76 
#142   Kazakhstan: 49.72 
#143   Ukraine: 49.64 
#144   Tunisia: 49.21 
#145   Ireland: 49.13 
#146   Costa Rica: 49.08 
#147   Oman: 48.31 
#148   Panama: 47.58 
#149   Moldova: 47.14 
#150   Spain: 47.02 
#151   Malta: 44.12 
#152   Serbia and Montenegro: 43.26 
#153   Netherlands: 43.24 
#154   Singapore: 42.78 
#155   Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: 42.35 
#156   Iraq: 42.32 
#157   Italy: 42.21 
#158   Austria: 40.87 
#159   Lebanon: 39.92 
#160   Croatia: 39.41 
#161   Romania: 37.55 
#162   Bosnia and Herzegovina: 34.83 
#163   Luxembourg: 34.44 
#164   Slovenia: 33.31 
#165   Belgium: 31.63 
#166   Hungary: 29.71 
Weighted average: 63.3  


DEFINITION: Economically active population ("usually active" or "currently active" (currently active is also known as "the labour force")) comprises all persons of either sex above a specified age who furnish the supply of labour for the production of economic goods

SOURCE: Economic activity rate and economically active population, by sex, thirteen age groups, 1950-2010 (ILO estimates and projections) are data from the International Labour Union (ILO). Source details: ILO, Economically Active Population, 1950-2010, fourth edition, diskette database (Geneva, 1997). The latest set of estimates and projections covering the period 1950-2010 (4th edition) was released by ILO in December 1996. These data are updated every five-ten years by ILO and a new set of these data is in preparation

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