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Labor Statistics > Economic activity > Men aged 50-54 (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1   Botswana: 98.71 
#2   Madagascar: 98.15 
#3   Mozambique: 98.1 
#4   Tanzania: 97.8 
#5   Guatemala: 97.73 
#6   Switzerland: 97.39 
#7   Bangladesh: 97.28 
#8   Chad: 97.03 
#9   Cote d'Ivoire: 97.01 
#10   Japan: 96.82 
#11   Malawi: 96.63 
#12   Bolivia: 96.58 
#13   Central African Republic: 96.58 
#14   Ghana: 96.58 
#15   Sudan: 96.56 
#16   Comoros: 96.56 
#17   Peru: 96.53 
#18   Rwanda: 96.51 
#19   United Arab Emirates: 96.46 
#20   Uganda: 96.36 
#21   Equatorial Guinea: 96.35 
#22   Burundi: 96.34 
#23   Nigeria: 96.33 
#24   Niger: 96.33 
#25   Qatar: 96.15 
#26   Cyprus: 96.11 
#27   Philippines: 96.09 
#28   Zimbabwe: 96.08 
#29   El Salvador: 96.03 
#30   Gambia, The: 95.97 
#31   Kenya: 95.88 
#32   Mali: 95.85 
#33   Bahrain: 95.79 
#34   Cambodia: 95.64 
#35   Paraguay: 95.62 
#36   Yemen: 95.61 
#37   Nicaragua: 95.61 
#38   Lesotho: 95.47 
#39   Senegal: 95.32 
#40   Thailand: 95.26 
#41   Burkina Faso: 95.2 
#42   Maldives: 95.17 
#43   Eritrea: 95.08 
#44   Honduras: 95.04 
#45   India: 95.02 
#46   Ethiopia: 94.98 
#47   Cameroon: 94.97 
#48   Ecuador: 94.95 
#49   Sierra Leone: 94.92 
#50   Bahamas, The: 94.92 
#51   Somalia: 94.9 
#52   Mauritania: 94.85 
#53   South Africa: 94.81 
#54   Liberia: 94.68 
#55   Cape Verde: 94.65 
#56   Afghanistan: 94.62 
#57   Congo, Democratic Republic of the: 94.56 
#58   Bhutan: 94.55 
#59   Indonesia: 94.49 
#60   Egypt: 94.47 
#61   Haiti: 94.44 
#62   Dominica: 94.38 
#63   Dominican Republic: 94.38 
#64   Albania: 94.37 
#65   Belize: 94.36 
#66   Burma: 94.31 
#67   Turkmenistan: 94.22 
#68   Iceland: 94.15 
#69   Angola: 94.15 
#70   Pakistan: 94.09 
#71   Mongolia: 94.06 
#72   Benin: 93.81 
#73   Jamaica: 93.81 
#74   Namibia: 93.77 
#75   Cuba: 93.67 
#76   Barbados: 93.48 
#77   Gabon: 93.39 
#78   Korea, North: 93.32 
#79   Nepal: 93.26 
#80   Tajikistan: 93.23 
#81   Germany: 93.17 
#82   Zambia: 92.98 
#83   Togo: 92.94 
#84   Morocco: 92.94 
#85   Guyana: 92.87 
#86   Sweden: 92.81 
#87   Malaysia: 92.78 
#88   Belarus: 92.71 
#89   Mexico: 92.58 
#90   China: 92.56 
#91   Moldova: 92.48 
#92   Venezuela: 92.43 
#93   Latvia: 92.4 
#94   Syria: 92.3 
#95   Uzbekistan: 92.28 
#96   Tunisia: 92.18 
#97   Armenia: 91.97 
#98   Solomon Islands: 91.74 
#99   Lithuania: 91.74 
#100   Russia: 91.65 
#101   Laos: 91.55 
#102   Czech Republic: 91.55 
#103   Slovakia: 91.53 
#104   Saudi Arabia: 91.36 
#105   Estonia: 91.28 
#106   Jordan: 91.26 
#107   Kazakhstan: 91.2 
#108   Algeria: 91.18 
#109   Papua New Guinea: 90.92 
#110   Guinea: 90.92 
#111   Kyrgyzstan: 90.82 
#112   Georgia: 90.8 
#113   Swaziland: 90.58 
#114   Oman: 90.41 
#115   Iran: 90.38 
#116   Mauritius: 90.37 
#117   New Zealand: 90.36 
#118   Sri Lanka: 90.26 
#119   Israel: 90.18 
#120   Argentina: 90.1 
#121   Libya: 90.06 
#122   Denmark: 89.97 
#123   Azerbaijan: 89.96 
#124   Austria: 89.88 
#125   Fiji: 89.85 
#126   Panama: 89.67 
#127   Ukraine: 89.64 
#128   Korea, South: 89.42 
#129   Costa Rica: 89.26 
#130   France: 89.14 
#131   Colombia: 88.94 
#132   Chile: 88.87 
#133   Singapore: 88.72 
#134   Trinidad and Tobago: 88.71 
#135   Canada: 88.66 
#136   Suriname: 88.62 
#137   United States: 88.58 
#138   Lebanon: 88.34 
#139   Kuwait: 88.32 
#140   Ireland: 87.35 
#141   Norway: 86.97 
#142   Uruguay: 86.97 
#143   Spain: 86.93 
#144   Australia: 86.44 
#145   Bulgaria: 85.66 
#146   Malta: 85.57 
#147   Vietnam: 85.53 
#148   Greece: 85.52 
#149   Portugal: 85.48 
#150   Netherlands: 85.15 
#151   Luxembourg: 85.01 
#152   Croatia: 84.92 
#153   Italy: 84.16 
#154   Finland: 83.91 
#155   Brazil: 83.6 
#156   Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of: 83.47 
#157   Slovenia: 81.84 
#158   Serbia and Montenegro: 81.83 
#159   Poland: 81.05 
#160   Iraq: 80.85 
#161   Hungary: 79.88 
#162   Romania: 78.87 
#163   Belgium: 78.06 
#164   Turkey: 77.15 
#165   Bosnia and Herzegovina: 76.7 
Weighted average: 91.9  


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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