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Labor > Economic activity > Both sexes aged 55-59: Countries Compared

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.

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#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 MozambiqueMozambique 93.21% 2010
2 GhanaGhana 91.93% 2010
3 TanzaniaTanzania 91.88% 2010
4 MalawiMalawi 89.96% 2010
5 UgandaUganda 88.93% 2010
6 CambodiaCambodia 86.88% 2010
7 KenyaKenya 85.83% 2010
8 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 85.69% 2010
9 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 84.88% 2010
10 EritreaEritrea 84.76% 2010
11 IcelandIceland 84.43% 2010
12 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 84.28% 2010
13 MadagascarMadagascar 84.27% 2010
14 MaldivesMaldives 83.79% 2010
15 RwandaRwanda 83.55% 2010
16 SwedenSweden 83.06% 2010
17 ZimbabweZimbabwe 82.74% 2010
18 BurundiBurundi 82.69% 2010
19 BangladeshBangladesh 82.57% 2010
20 The GambiaThe Gambia 82.23% 2010
21 AngolaAngola 81.83% 2010
22 MaliMali 80.76% 2010
23 JamaicaJamaica 80.26% 2010
24 ComorosComoros 79.66% 2010
25 BurmaBurma 79.14% 2010
26 ChadChad 78.74% 2010
27 East TimorEast Timor 78.29% 2010
28 ThailandThailand 78.01% 2010
29 BeninBenin 77.73% 2010
30 MongoliaMongolia 77.34% 2010
=31 GuineaGuinea 77.32% 2010
=31 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 77.32% 2010
33 MauritaniaMauritania 77.04% 2010
34 QatarQatar 76.77% 2010
35 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 76.32% 2010
36 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 76.15% 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 76.04% 2010
37 EthiopiaEthiopia 75.85% 2010
=38 NigeriaNigeria 75.74% 2010
=38 NigerNiger 75.74% 2010
40 GabonGabon 75.34% 2010
41 United Arab EmiratesUAE 75.17% 2010
42 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 75.04% 2010
43 HaitiHaiti 74.65% 2010
44 CameroonCameroon 74.53% 2010
45 LaosLaos 74.46% 2010
46 The BahamasThe Bahamas 74.38% 2010
47 JapanJapan 74.08% 2010
48 NepalNepal 73.92% 2010
49 LiberiaLiberia 73.35% 2010
50 SenegalSenegal 72.82% 2010
51 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 72.68% 2010
52 TogoTogo 72.64% 2010
53 PhilippinesPhilippines 72.46% 2010
54 NorwayNorway 72.39% 2010
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 72.33% 2010
55 BhutanBhutan 72.27% 2010
56 DenmarkDenmark 72.24% 2010
57 IndonesiaIndonesia 71.94% 2010
58 BotswanaBotswana 71.12% 2010
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 70.64% 2010
59 NamibiaNamibia 70.41% 2010
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 70.24% 2010
60 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 69.67% 2010
61 South KoreaSouth Korea 68.93% 2010
62 AfghanistanAfghanistan 68.48% 2010
63 NicaraguaNicaragua 67.76% 2010
64 BoliviaBolivia 67.66% 2010
65 United StatesUnited States 67.56% 2010
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 67.56% 2010
66 EstoniaEstonia 67.12% 2010
67 ZambiaZambia 66.23% 2010
68 North KoreaNorth Korea 66.16% 2010
69 LesothoLesotho 65.54% 2010
70 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 65.43% 2010
71 GeorgiaGeorgia 65.4% 2010
72 VietnamVietnam 65.22% 2010
73 CyprusCyprus 65.1% 2010
74 LatviaLatvia 65.05% 2010
75 SudanSudan 64.82% 2010
76 IndiaIndia 64.57% 2010
=77 DominicaDominica 64.21% 2010
=77 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 64.21% 2010
=77 ChinaChina 64.21% 2010
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 63.57% 2010
80 HondurasHonduras 63.57% 2010
81 PakistanPakistan 63.33% 2010
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 62.82% 2010
82 New ZealandNew Zealand 62.67% 2010
83 ParaguayParaguay 62.46% 2010
84 BarbadosBarbados 62.35% 2010
85 CanadaCanada 61.86% 2010
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 61.77% 2010
86 GuatemalaGuatemala 60.91% 2010
87 ArmeniaArmenia 60.85% 2010
88 LithuaniaLithuania 60.79% 2010
89 El SalvadorEl Salvador 60.46% 2010
90 IsraelIsrael 59.9% 2010
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 59.8% 2010
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 59.67% 2010
91 MoroccoMorocco 59.65% 2010
92 FinlandFinland 59.53% 2010
93 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 59.26% 2010
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 59.2% 2010
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 59.03% 2010
94 LibyaLibya 58.83% 2010
95 PeruPeru 58.82% 2010
96 EcuadorEcuador 58.5% 2010
97 GermanyGermany 58.45% 2010
98 BahrainBahrain 58.17% 2010
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 57.93% 2010
99 MexicoMexico 57.48% 2010
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 57.47% 2010
100 EgyptEgypt 57.41% 2010
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 57.29% 2010
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 57.26% 2010
101 TajikistanTajikistan 57.23% 2010
102 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 57.12% 2010
103 VenezuelaVenezuela 57.1% 2010
104 UruguayUruguay 57.06% 2010
105 PolandPoland 56.75% 2010
106 BelarusBelarus 56.58% 2010
107 PortugalPortugal 56.53% 2010
108 GuyanaGuyana 56.44% 2010
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 56.34% 2010
109 TurkeyTurkey 56.14% 2010
110 CubaCuba 55.92% 2010
111 South AfricaSouth Africa 55.86% 2010
112 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 55.64% 2010
113 ColombiaColombia 55.44% 2010
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 55.34% 2010
114 AustraliaAustralia 55.28% 2010
115 SwazilandSwaziland 54.76% 2010
116 FranceFrance 54.66% 2010
117 ChileChile 54.27% 2010
118 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 54.14% 2010
119 SyriaSyria 53.93% 2010
120 FijiFiji 53.9% 2010
121 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 53.86% 2010
122 KuwaitKuwait 53.73% 2010
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 53.25% 2010
123 YemenYemen 53.05% 2010
124 SurinameSuriname 52.73% 2010
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 52.53% 2010
125 AlgeriaAlgeria 52.26% 2010
126 SlovakiaSlovakia 51.97% 2010
127 AlbaniaAlbania 51.96% 2010
128 IranIran 51.87% 2010
129 JordanJordan 51.68% 2010
130 RussiaRussia 51.67% 2010
131 UzbekistanUzbekistan 51.66% 2010
132 BulgariaBulgaria 51.59% 2010
=133 MalaysiaMalaysia 51.4% 2010
=133 BrazilBrazil 51.4% 2010
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 51.14% 2010
135 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 51.01% 2010
136 Sri LankaSri Lanka 50.79% 2010
137 BelizeBelize 50.28% 2010
138 ArgentinaArgentina 49.99% 2010
139 MauritiusMauritius 49.83% 2010
140 Cape VerdeCape Verde 49.78% 2010
141 GreeceGreece 49.76% 2010
142 KazakhstanKazakhstan 49.72% 2010
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 49.67% 2010
143 UkraineUkraine 49.64% 2010
144 TunisiaTunisia 49.21% 2010
145 IrelandIreland 49.13% 2010
146 Costa RicaCosta Rica 49.08% 2010
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 48.71% 2010
147 OmanOman 48.31% 2010
148 PanamaPanama 47.58% 2010
149 MoldovaMoldova 47.14% 2010
150 SpainSpain 47.02% 2010
151 MaltaMalta 44.12% 2010
152 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 43.26% 2010
153 NetherlandsNetherlands 43.24% 2010
154 SingaporeSingapore 42.78% 2010
155 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 42.35% 2010
156 IraqIraq 42.32% 2010
157 ItalyItaly 42.21% 2010
158 AustriaAustria 40.87% 2010
159 LebanonLebanon 39.92% 2010
160 CroatiaCroatia 39.41% 2010
161 RomaniaRomania 37.55% 2010
162 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 34.83% 2010
163 LuxembourgLuxembourg 34.44% 2010
164 SloveniaSlovenia 33.31% 2010
165 BelgiumBelgium 31.63% 2010
166 HungaryHungary 29.71% 2010

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