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Labor > Economic activity > Women aged 65 plus: 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 72.86% 2010
2 GhanaGhana 68.9% 2010
3 MalawiMalawi 68.07% 2010
4 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 63.79% 2010
5 TanzaniaTanzania 59.9% 2010
6 ZimbabweZimbabwe 56.07% 2010
7 The GambiaThe Gambia 53.25% 2010
8 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 50.96% 2010
9 UgandaUganda 48.63% 2010
10 KenyaKenya 41.45% 2010
11 MadagascarMadagascar 40.54% 2010
12 EritreaEritrea 40.44% 2010
13 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 40.09% 2010
14 AngolaAngola 38.2% 2010
15 BoliviaBolivia 36.9% 2010
16 NepalNepal 36.46% 2010
17 ComorosComoros 35.01% 2010
18 GabonGabon 34.95% 2010
19 RwandaRwanda 34.77% 2010
20 BurundiBurundi 34.73% 2010
21 BeninBenin 34.35% 2010
22 EthiopiaEthiopia 34.28% 2010
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 33.66% 2010
23 HaitiHaiti 33.5% 2010
24 MauritaniaMauritania 33.07% 2010
=25 GuineaGuinea 32.96% 2010
=25 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 32.96% 2010
=27 BangladeshBangladesh 32.9% 2010
=27 BurmaBurma 32.9% 2010
29 SomaliaSomalia 32.81% 2010
30 TogoTogo 32.42% 2010
31 MaldivesMaldives 32.38% 2010
32 MaliMali 31.64% 2010
33 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 30.77% 2010
34 ZambiaZambia 30.74% 2010
35 East TimorEast Timor 30.65% 2010
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 28.68% 2010
=36 CameroonCameroon 27.6% 2010
=36 SenegalSenegal 27.6% 2010
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 27.43% 2010
38 BhutanBhutan 27.42% 2010
39 LaosLaos 27.09% 2010
40 PhilippinesPhilippines 26.24% 2010
41 CambodiaCambodia 26.2% 2010
42 VietnamVietnam 26.14% 2010
=43 NigeriaNigeria 25.61% 2010
=43 NigerNiger 25.61% 2010
45 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 24.61% 2010
46 BotswanaBotswana 24.52% 2010
47 IndonesiaIndonesia 24.12% 2010
48 LiberiaLiberia 23.67% 2010
49 TurkeyTurkey 23.66% 2010
50 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 23.42% 2010
51 ChadChad 22.75% 2010
52 SudanSudan 22.36% 2010
53 JamaicaJamaica 22.34% 2010
54 MongoliaMongolia 22.01% 2010
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 21.35% 2010
55 LesothoLesotho 20.95% 2010
56 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 20.79% 2010
57 AfghanistanAfghanistan 20.51% 2010
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 19.89% 2010
58 IcelandIceland 19.57% 2010
59 NamibiaNamibia 19.38% 2010
60 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 18.34% 2010
61 ThailandThailand 17.34% 2010
62 MalaysiaMalaysia 16.96% 2010
63 El SalvadorEl Salvador 16.62% 2010
64 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 16.36% 2010
65 South KoreaSouth Korea 16.02% 2010
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 15.37% 2010
66 PolandPoland 15.32% 2010
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 15.26% 2010
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 14.76% 2010
67 The BahamasThe Bahamas 14.67% 2010
68 NicaraguaNicaragua 14.45% 2010
69 JapanJapan 14.41% 2010
70 North KoreaNorth Korea 13.69% 2010
71 HondurasHonduras 13.61% 2010
72 IndiaIndia 13.52% 2010
73 EstoniaEstonia 13.3% 2010
74 EcuadorEcuador 13.18% 2010
75 PakistanPakistan 12.42% 2010
76 MexicoMexico 12.35% 2010
77 Cape VerdeCape Verde 12.15% 2010
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 12.12% 2010
78 IranIran 11.88% 2010
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 11.65% 2010
79 GuatemalaGuatemala 11.23% 2010
80 PeruPeru 11.21% 2010
81 LatviaLatvia 11.14% 2010
82 GeorgiaGeorgia 11.1% 2010
83 MoroccoMorocco 10.95% 2010
84 ParaguayParaguay 10.77% 2010
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 10.31% 2010
85 FijiFiji 10.19% 2010
=86 DominicaDominica 10.18% 2010
=86 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 10.18% 2010
88 ColombiaColombia 10.09% 2010
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 8.81% 2010
89 SwazilandSwaziland 8.78% 2010
90 SloveniaSlovenia 8.76% 2010
91 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 8.46% 2010
92 EgyptEgypt 7.95% 2010
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 7.79% 2010
93 CyprusCyprus 7.77% 2010
94 ChinaChina 7.6% 2010
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 7.51% 2010
95 United StatesUnited States 7.41% 2010
96 PortugalPortugal 7.09% 2010
97 CroatiaCroatia 7.06% 2010
98 SyriaSyria 6.77% 2010
99 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 6.46% 2010
100 YemenYemen 6.45% 2010
101 LithuaniaLithuania 6.35% 2010
102 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 6.34% 2010
103 TunisiaTunisia 6.33% 2010
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 6.02% 2010
104 NorwayNorway 5.88% 2010
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 5.87% 2010
105 IsraelIsrael 5.85% 2010
106 PanamaPanama 5.84% 2010
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 5.72% 2010
107 AlgeriaAlgeria 5.66% 2010
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 5.48% 2010
108 RussiaRussia 5.38% 2010
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 5.27% 2010
109 Sri LankaSri Lanka 5.12% 2010
110 ArmeniaArmenia 5.1% 2010
111 AlbaniaAlbania 5.01% 2010
112 BrazilBrazil 4.95% 2010
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 4.94% 2010
113 TajikistanTajikistan 4.9% 2010
114 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 4.88% 2010
115 VenezuelaVenezuela 4.77% 2010
116 GuyanaGuyana 4.73% 2010
117 BelizeBelize 4.6% 2010
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 4.59% 2010
118 LibyaLibya 4.58% 2010
119 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 4.57% 2010
120 South AfricaSouth Africa 4.56% 2010
121 UruguayUruguay 4.53% 2010
122 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 4.48% 2010
123 SingaporeSingapore 4.32% 2010
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 4.25% 2010
124 BelarusBelarus 4.24% 2010
125 RomaniaRomania 4.22% 2010
126 SlovakiaSlovakia 4.16% 2010
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 3.82% 2010
127 JordanJordan 3.75% 2010
128 MauritiusMauritius 3.66% 2010
129 GreeceGreece 3.64% 2010
130 CanadaCanada 3.55% 2010
131 OmanOman 3.51% 2010
132 IraqIraq 3.49% 2010
133 BarbadosBarbados 3.42% 2010
134 UzbekistanUzbekistan 3.38% 2010
=135 New ZealandNew Zealand 3.34% 2010
=135 UkraineUkraine 3.34% 2010
137 Costa RicaCosta Rica 3.17% 2010
138 ChileChile 3.16% 2010
139 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 3.14% 2010
140 KazakhstanKazakhstan 3.11% 2010
141 BulgariaBulgaria 2.93% 2010
142 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 2.75% 2010
143 DenmarkDenmark 2.69% 2010
144 MoldovaMoldova 2.68% 2010
145 SwedenSweden 2.54% 2010
146 ArgentinaArgentina 2.52% 2010
147 IrelandIreland 2.43% 2010
=148 AustraliaAustralia 2.1% 2010
=148 LebanonLebanon 2.1% 2010
150 SurinameSuriname 1.85% 2010
151 ItalyItaly 1.81% 2010
152 CubaCuba 1.43% 2010
153 FinlandFinland 1.36% 2010
154 SpainSpain 1.33% 2010
155 GermanyGermany 1.31% 2010
156 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 1.24% 2010
157 MaltaMalta 1.2% 2010
158 FranceFrance 1.15% 2010
159 AustriaAustria 0.84% 2010
160 LuxembourgLuxembourg 0.72% 2010
161 BahrainBahrain 0.65% 2010
162 United Arab EmiratesUAE 0.57% 2010
163 QatarQatar 0.52% 2010
164 BelgiumBelgium 0.44% 2010
165 KuwaitKuwait 0.38% 2010
166 NetherlandsNetherlands 0.23% 2010
167 HungaryHungary 0.2% 2010

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