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Labor > Economic activity > Women 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.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 MozambiqueMozambique 89.37% 2010
2 GhanaGhana 88.85% 2010
3 TanzaniaTanzania 86.6% 2010
4 MalawiMalawi 84.38% 2010
5 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 84.29% 2010
6 CambodiaCambodia 83.98% 2010
7 UgandaUganda 83.48% 2010
8 SwedenSweden 80.44% 2010
9 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 79.02% 2010
10 KenyaKenya 78.03% 2010
11 IcelandIceland 77.53% 2010
12 EritreaEritrea 76.51% 2010
13 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 76.5% 2010
14 AngolaAngola 74.59% 2010
15 MadagascarMadagascar 74.52% 2010
16 MaldivesMaldives 74.15% 2010
17 RwandaRwanda 73.85% 2010
18 BurundiBurundi 73.71% 2010
19 JamaicaJamaica 72.33% 2010
20 ZimbabweZimbabwe 72.25% 2010
21 The GambiaThe Gambia 70.67% 2010
=22 GuineaGuinea 70.47% 2010
=22 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 70.47% 2010
24 MaliMali 69.56% 2010
25 East TimorEast Timor 68.77% 2010
26 ChadChad 68.43% 2010
27 BurmaBurma 67.63% 2010
28 BangladeshBangladesh 66.73% 2010
29 SomaliaSomalia 66.35% 2010
30 ThailandThailand 65.44% 2010
31 The BahamasThe Bahamas 65.41% 2010
32 MongoliaMongolia 65.34% 2010
33 NorwayNorway 65.26% 2010
34 BeninBenin 65.24% 2010
35 ComorosComoros 64.27% 2010
36 DenmarkDenmark 62.82% 2010
37 MauritaniaMauritania 62.72% 2010
38 GabonGabon 62.64% 2010
39 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 62.26% 2010
40 LaosLaos 62.17% 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 62% 2010
41 SenegalSenegal 61.17% 2010
42 FinlandFinland 60.79% 2010
43 HaitiHaiti 60.13% 2010
44 United StatesUnited States 58.96% 2010
=45 NigeriaNigeria 58.81% 2010
=45 NigerNiger 58.81% 2010
47 EthiopiaEthiopia 58.48% 2010
48 CameroonCameroon 57.6% 2010
49 NepalNepal 57.44% 2010
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 57.4% 2010
50 IndonesiaIndonesia 57.18% 2010
51 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 56.73% 2010
52 TogoTogo 56.4% 2010
53 South KoreaSouth Korea 55.67% 2010
54 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 55.35% 2010
55 JapanJapan 55.17% 2010
56 VietnamVietnam 55.15% 2010
57 NamibiaNamibia 53.22% 2010
58 BotswanaBotswana 53.16% 2010
59 LiberiaLiberia 53.03% 2010
60 BhutanBhutan 52.88% 2010
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 52.67% 2010
61 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 52.44% 2010
62 EstoniaEstonia 52.39% 2010
63 PhilippinesPhilippines 52.24% 2010
64 GeorgiaGeorgia 50.6% 2010
65 LatviaLatvia 49.87% 2010
66 CanadaCanada 49.78% 2010
67 North KoreaNorth Korea 49.31% 2010
68 ZambiaZambia 48.26% 2010
69 New ZealandNew Zealand 48.1% 2010
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 47.69% 2010
70 BoliviaBolivia 47.14% 2010
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 46.54% 2010
71 PolandPoland 46.21% 2010
72 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 45.82% 2010
73 TurkeyTurkey 45.65% 2010
74 ChinaChina 45.43% 2010
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 45.34% 2010
75 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 44.34% 2010
76 FranceFrance 44.31% 2010
77 BarbadosBarbados 44.24% 2010
78 AfghanistanAfghanistan 43.87% 2010
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 43.83% 2010
79 ArmeniaArmenia 43.17% 2010
80 PortugalPortugal 42.8% 2010
81 GermanyGermany 42.78% 2010
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 42.56% 2010
82 LesothoLesotho 42.01% 2010
83 IsraelIsrael 41.97% 2010
84 NicaraguaNicaragua 41.2% 2010
85 LithuaniaLithuania 41.02% 2010
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 40.72% 2010
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 39.58% 2010
86 CyprusCyprus 39.09% 2010
87 IndiaIndia 38.88% 2010
88 UruguayUruguay 38.28% 2010
89 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 38.24% 2010
90 AustraliaAustralia 38.11% 2010
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 37.74% 2010
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 37.22% 2010
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 37.07% 2010
91 MoroccoMorocco 37.02% 2010
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 36.64% 2010
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 36.18% 2010
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 36.09% 2010
92 PakistanPakistan 36.07% 2010
93 SudanSudan 35.08% 2010
94 RussiaRussia 34.61% 2010
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 34.55% 2010
=95 MalaysiaMalaysia 34.42% 2010
=95 El SalvadorEl Salvador 34.42% 2010
97 HondurasHonduras 34.16% 2010
=98 DominicaDominica 33.32% 2010
=98 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 33.32% 2010
100 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 33.29% 2010
101 BelarusBelarus 33.24% 2010
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 33.23% 2010
102 SwazilandSwaziland 32.91% 2010
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 32.9% 2010
103 ParaguayParaguay 32.89% 2010
104 ChileChile 32.5% 2010
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 32.36% 2010
105 SurinameSuriname 32.3% 2010
106 GuyanaGuyana 32.08% 2010
107 ColombiaColombia 31.97% 2010
108 GreeceGreece 31.23% 2010
109 Cape VerdeCape Verde 31.1% 2010
110 VenezuelaVenezuela 31.08% 2010
111 South AfricaSouth Africa 30.54% 2010
112 BrazilBrazil 30.29% 2010
113 RomaniaRomania 29.67% 2010
114 SlovakiaSlovakia 29.54% 2010
115 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 29.43% 2010
116 MexicoMexico 29.36% 2010
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 29.16% 2010
117 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 28.71% 2010
118 FijiFiji 28.42% 2010
119 BulgariaBulgaria 28.25% 2010
120 GuatemalaGuatemala 28.21% 2010
121 UkraineUkraine 28.19% 2010
122 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 27.48% 2010
123 Sri LankaSri Lanka 26.87% 2010
124 PeruPeru 26.41% 2010
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 26.07% 2010
125 NetherlandsNetherlands 25.99% 2010
126 EcuadorEcuador 25.86% 2010
127 KazakhstanKazakhstan 25.79% 2010
128 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 25.23% 2010
129 EgyptEgypt 24.88% 2010
130 CubaCuba 24.87% 2010
131 YemenYemen 24.36% 2010
132 ArgentinaArgentina 24.29% 2010
133 TunisiaTunisia 24.13% 2010
134 AlbaniaAlbania 23.76% 2010
135 MauritiusMauritius 23.72% 2010
136 CroatiaCroatia 23.69% 2010
137 SyriaSyria 23.18% 2010
138 AustriaAustria 23.16% 2010
139 TajikistanTajikistan 22.92% 2010
140 SpainSpain 22.72% 2010
141 SloveniaSlovenia 22.46% 2010
142 AlgeriaAlgeria 22.43% 2010
143 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 21.83% 2010
144 ItalyItaly 21.07% 2010
145 IrelandIreland 20.53% 2010
146 Costa RicaCosta Rica 20.46% 2010
147 LibyaLibya 20.1% 2010
148 SingaporeSingapore 20.03% 2010
149 IranIran 19.69% 2010
150 UzbekistanUzbekistan 19.67% 2010
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 19.09% 2010
151 LuxembourgLuxembourg 18.66% 2010
152 MoldovaMoldova 18.18% 2010
153 MaltaMalta 18.09% 2010
154 JordanJordan 17.99% 2010
155 KuwaitKuwait 17.51% 2010
156 BelgiumBelgium 17.07% 2010
157 PanamaPanama 16.96% 2010
158 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 16.63% 2010
159 QatarQatar 14.17% 2010
160 BelizeBelize 14.02% 2010
161 LebanonLebanon 11.05% 2010
162 OmanOman 10.83% 2010
163 IraqIraq 10.47% 2010
164 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 9.23% 2010
165 United Arab EmiratesUAE 8.72% 2010
166 BahrainBahrain 5.85% 2010
167 HungaryHungary 4.78% 2010

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