Both Sexes Aged 65 Plus > Economic Activity statistics - countries compared

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 65 plus (most recent) by country

Rank

Countries

Amount

# 1

Mozambique:

77.27

# 2

Malawi:

74.85

# 3

Ghana:

71.3

# 4

Central African Republic:

70.91

# 5

Tanzania:

69.89

# 6

Gambia, The:

61.57

# 7

Uganda:

61.02

# 8

Zimbabwe:

57.68

# 9

Solomon Islands:

57.4

# 10

Madagascar:

57.17

# 11

Kenya:

55.86

# 12

Eritrea:

55.1

# 13

Comoros:

54.75

# 14

Bolivia:

54.4

# 15

Burkina Faso:

53.92

# 16

Angola:

52.75

# 17

Ethiopia:

52.25

# 18

Benin:

51.76

# 19

Nepal:

50.75

# 20

Guinea-Bissau:

50.49

# 21

Somalia:

50.16

# 22

Burundi:

50.05

# 23

Togo:

49.72

# 24

Rwanda:

49.24

# 25

Haiti:

48.75

# 26

Cote d'Ivoire:

48.41

# 27

Burma:

48.2

# 28

Mali:

48.08

# 29

Liberia:

47.62

# 30

Sudan:

46.88

# 31

Cameroon:

46.72

# 32

Bangladesh:

46.59

= 33

Niger:

46.47

= 33

Nigeria:

46.47

# 35

Congo, Democratic Republic of the:

46.29

# 36

Gabon:

45.76

# 37

East Timor:

44.84

# 38

Bhutan:

44.82

# 39

Lesotho:

43.69

# 40

Mauritania:

43.24

# 41

Zambia:

42.26

# 42

Senegal:

40.48

= 43

Dominican Republic:

39.66

= 43

Dominica:

39.66

# 45

Chad:

39.18

# 46

Philippines:

39.09

= 47

Guinea:

39.02

= 47

Papua New Guinea:

39.02

# 49

Botswana:

38.95

# 50

Laos:

38.69

# 51

Afghanistan:

37.53

# 52

Ecuador:

37.37

# 53

Maldives:

36.79

# 54

Sierra Leone:

35.23

# 55

Indonesia:

35.2

# 56

Guatemala:

34.41

# 57

Jamaica:

34.28

# 58

Equatorial Guinea:

33.71

# 59

Qatar:

33.41

# 60

Vietnam:

33.09

# 61

Iran:

33.03

# 62

Honduras:

32.88

= 63

Nicaragua:

32.48

= 63

Turkey:

32.48

# 65

India:

32.11

# 66

El Salvador:

32.09

# 67

Cambodia:

30.93

# 68

Peru:

30.78

# 69

Cape Verde:

30.1

# 70

Pakistan:

30.06

# 71

Mexico:

29.79

# 72

Mongolia:

28.37

# 73

Iceland:

27.89

# 74

Namibia:

26.73

# 75

Belize:

26.71

# 76

Fiji:

26.62

# 77

Malaysia:

26.58

# 78

Thailand:

26.07

# 79

Venezuela:

23.85

# 80

Paraguay:

23.48

# 81

Yemen:

23.47

# 82

Japan:

22.43

# 83

Bahamas, The:

22.4

# 84

Korea, South:

22.24

# 85

Serbia and Montenegro:

20.94

# 86

Saudi Arabia:

20.88

# 87

Swaziland:

20.35

# 88

Libya:

20.08

# 89

Iraq:

19.51

# 90

Morocco:

19.37

# 91

Syria:

18.93

# 92

Poland:

18.65

# 93

Korea, North:

18.5

# 94

Bahrain:

17.57

# 95

Tunisia:

16.98

# 96

China:

16.85

# 97

Panama:

16.82

# 98

Albania:

16.81

# 99

Colombia:

16.75

# 100

Oman:

16.61

# 101

Estonia:

16.51

# 102

Jordan:

16.23

# 103

Brazil:

15.9

# 104

Georgia:

15.89

# 105

Costa Rica:

15.71

# 106

Sri Lanka:

15.62

# 107

Egypt:

15.51

# 108

Lebanon:

15.25

# 109

United Arab Emirates:

15.04

# 110

Guyana:

14.88

# 111

Kuwait:

14.28

# 112

Latvia:

14.04

# 113

Bosnia and Herzegovina:

13.7

# 114

Cyprus:

13.57

# 115

Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:

13.16

# 116

South Africa:

12.79

# 117

Chile:

12.27

# 118

Algeria:

11.48

# 119

Portugal:

11.01

# 120

Israel:

10.58

# 121

Trinidad and Tobago:

10.17

# 122

Argentina:

9.93

= 123

Croatia:

9.92

= 123

United States:

9.92

# 125

Slovenia:

9.89

# 126

Singapore:

9.72

# 127

Suriname:

9.19

# 128

Armenia:

8.78

# 129

Lithuania:

8.4

# 130

Uruguay:

8.29

# 131

Turkmenistan:

8.1

# 132

Norway:

8.08

# 133

Mauritius:

7.97

# 134

Czech Republic:

7.56

# 135

Russia:

7.49

# 136

Tajikistan:

7.23

# 137

Ireland:

7.19

# 138

Barbados:

6.95

# 139

Slovakia:

6.73

# 140

Belarus:

6.59

# 141

Greece:

6.18

# 142

Canada:

6.05

# 143

Bulgaria:

5.98

# 144

New Zealand:

5.73

# 145

Uzbekistan:

5.66

# 146

Denmark:

5.49

# 147

Ukraine:

5.27

# 148

Kyrgyzstan:

5.25

# 149

Switzerland:

4.77

# 150

Kazakhstan:

4.74

# 151

Moldova:

4.62

# 152

Romania:

4.49

# 153

Australia:

4.47

# 154

Sweden:

4.27

# 155

Italy:

3.76

# 156

Malta:

3.15

# 157

Finland:

2.36

# 158

Germany:

2.3

# 159

Spain:

2.04

# 160

France:

1.52

# 161

Austria:

1.26

# 162

Luxembourg:

1.16

# 163

Netherlands:

1.14

# 164

Belgium:

0.93

# 165

Hungary:

0.46

Weighted average:

26.6

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

Labor Statistics > Economic activity > Both sexes aged 65 plus (most recent) by country

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