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Labor Statistics > Economic activity > Both sexes aged 45-49 (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1  Mozambique:94.98 
#2  Sweden:94.86 
#3  Belarus:94.76 
#4  Latvia:94.47 
#5  Tanzania:94.42 
#6  Estonia:94.33 
#7  Ghana:94.28 
#8  Russia:94.24 
#9  Czech Republic:94.15 
#10  Ukraine:93.98 
#11  Uganda:93.9 
#12  Cambodia:93.89 
#13  Lithuania:93.58 
#14  Moldova:93.58 
#15  Slovakia:93.23 
#16  Burundi:93.23 
#17  Rwanda:93.22 
#18  Kyrgyzstan:92.77 
#19  Kazakhstan:92.74 
#20  Malawi:92.36 
#21  Armenia:92.3 
#22  Bulgaria:91.91 
#23  Solomon Islands:91.86 
#24  Jamaica:91.83 
#25  Iceland:91.76 
#26  Mongolia:91.35 
#27  Kenya:91.34 
#28  Denmark:91.11 
#29  Finland:90.89 
#30  Norway:90.88 
#31  Turkmenistan:90.85 
#32  Uzbekistan:90.81 
#33  Burkina Faso:90.74 
#34  Thailand:90.58 
#35  Eritrea:90.51 
#36  China:90.32 
#37  Madagascar:88.93 
#38  Georgia:88.91 
#39  Tajikistan:88.84 
#40  East Timor:88.66 
#41  Central African Republic:88.53 
#42  Guinea:88.32 
#43  Papua New Guinea:88.32 
#44  New Zealand:88.19 
#45  Angola:88.16 
#46  Slovenia:88.02 
#47  Hungary:87.88 
#48  Bahamas, The:87.61 
#49  Maldives:87.45 
#50  Zimbabwe:87.41 
#51  Japan:87.17 
#52  Canada:86.82 
#53  Bangladesh:86.78 
#54  Switzerland:86.42 
#55  Azerbaijan:86.27 
#56  Poland:86.22 
#57  Germany:86.18 
#58  United States:86.12 
#59  Laos:85.94 
#60  Gambia, The:85.91 
#61  Albania:85.86 
#62  Korea, North:85.6 
#63  France:85.4 
#64  Chad:85.38 
#65  Somalia:84.57 
#66  Benin:84.53 
#67  Comoros:84.5 
#68  Vietnam:84.48 
#69  Gabon:84.06 
#70  Burma:83.94 
#71  Barbados:83.85 
#72  Mauritania:83.75 
#73  Senegal:83.11 
#74  Romania:83.08 
#75  United Arab Emirates:83.01 
#76  Croatia:82.83 
#77  Congo, Democratic Republic of the:82.81 
#78  Indonesia:82.7 
#79  Qatar:82.65 
#80  Botswana:82.04 
#81  Liberia:81.79 
#82  Cyprus:81.39 
#83  Korea, South:81.24 
#84  Nigeria:81.23 
#85  Niger:81.23 
#86  Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:81.21 
#87  Haiti:81.02 
#88  Guinea-Bissau:80.98 
#89  Namibia:80.55 
#90  Cameroon:80.51 
#91  Uruguay:80.33 
#92  Austria:80.2 
#93  Ethiopia:80.17 
#94  Cuba:80.16 
#95  Israel:80.03 
#96  Nepal:79.81 
#97  Portugal:79.6 
#98  Philippines:79.38 
#99  Serbia and Montenegro:78.34 
#100  Bhutan:78.34 
#101  Togo:78.11 
#102  Zambia:76.59 
#103  Bolivia:76.21 
#104  Bahrain:76.1 
#105  Netherlands:76.08 
#106  Trinidad and Tobago:75.72 
#107  Cote d'Ivoire:75.65 
#108  Afghanistan:75.48 
#109  Equatorial Guinea:75.22 
#110  Malaysia:75.04 
#111  South Africa:75.01 
#112  Saudi Arabia:74.16 
#113  Nicaragua:73.95 
#114  Panama:73.25 
#115  Belgium:73.11 
#116  Lesotho:73.03 
#117  Colombia:72.98 
#118  Italy:72.9 
#119  Venezuela:72.78 
#120  Singapore:72.61 
#121  Honduras:72.21 
#122  Greece:72.01 
#123  Pakistan:71.95 
#124  Sierra Leone:71.84 
#125  El Salvador:70.9 
#126  Luxembourg:70.55 
#127  Chile:69.83 
#128  Dominican Republic:69.76 
#129  Dominica:69.76 
#130  Brazil:69.6 
#131  Bosnia and Herzegovina:69.57 
#132  Sri Lanka:69.47 
#133  Paraguay:69.14 
#134  Sudan:69.05 
#135  Morocco:68.98 
#136  Oman:68.74 
#137  Turkey:68.25 
#138  Guatemala:68.12 
#139  Mauritius:67.88 
#140  Guyana:67.72 
#141  Mexico:67.67 
#142  Spain:67.49 
#143  Argentina:67.11 
#144  Fiji:66.05 
#145  Egypt:65.68 
#146  Peru:65.61 
#147  Costa Rica:65.55 
#148  Ecuador:65.43 
#149  Suriname:65.24 
#150  Ireland:65.22 
#151  Swaziland:64.97 
#152  Algeria:63.53 
#153  Kuwait:63.14 
#154  Tunisia:63.06 
#155  Syria:62.2 
#156  Belize:61.07 
#157  Cape Verde:59.76 
#158  Iran:59.62 
#159  Jordan:59.58 
#160  Libya:59.38 
#161  Yemen:57.29 
#162  Lebanon:55.34 
#163  Iraq:53.91 
Weighted average: 80.1  


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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