Economic Activity both sexes aged 55-59 by country. Definition, graph and map.

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

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

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

Rank

Countries

Amount

# 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

= 31

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

= 38

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

= 77

Dominica:

64.21

= 77

China:

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

Brazil:

51.4

= 133

Malaysia:

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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