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Labor Statistics > Economic activity > Both sexes aged 40-44 (most recent) by country

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Rank   Countries  Amount  (top to bottom)   
#1  Belarus:96.69 
#2  Russia:96.32 
#3  Ukraine:96.01 
#4  Czech Republic:95.92 
#5  Moldova:95.85 
#6  Slovakia:95.65 
#7  Estonia:95.53 
#8  Sweden:95.38 
#9  Latvia:95.23 
#10  Lithuania:95.2 
#11  Cambodia:95.15 
#12  Kazakhstan:95.08 
#13  Mozambique:94.83 
#14  Uganda:94.79 
#15  Ghana:94.62 
#16  Bulgaria:94.4 
#17  Tanzania:94.32 
#18  Kyrgyzstan:94.29 
#19  China:94.18 
#20  Rwanda:94.16 
#21  Burundi:94.01 
#22  Armenia:93.35 
#23  Slovenia:93.3 
#24  Uzbekistan:93.13 
#25  Mongolia:92.88 
#26  Finland:92.82 
#27  Denmark:92.81 
#28  Solomon Islands:92.6 
#29  Kenya:92.4 
#30  Iceland:92.27 
#31  Jamaica:92.18 
#32  Hungary:91.89 
#33  Thailand:91.63 
#34  Malawi:91.49 
#35  East Timor:91.47 
#36  Turkmenistan:91.47 
#37  Norway:91.38 
#38  Eritrea:91.19 
#39  Poland:91.16 
#40  Burkina Faso:91.09 
#41  Albania:90.77 
#42  Benin:90.62 
#43  Georgia:90.53 
#44  New Zealand:89.95 
#45  Canada:89.81 
#46  Guinea:89.77 
#47  Papua New Guinea:89.77 
#48  Tajikistan:89.71 
#49  Bahamas, The:89.68 
#50  France:89.51 
#51  Croatia:89.36 
#52  Mali:89.36 
#53  Barbados:89.11 
#54  Qatar:89.05 
#55  Angola:89.04 
#56  Laos:88.97 
#57  Vietnam:88.95 
#58  Madagascar:88.25 
#59  Germany:88.05 
#60  Romania:87.85 
#61  Zimbabwe:87.82 
#62  Azerbaijan:87.76 
#63  Maldives:87.58 
#64  Serbia and Montenegro:87.51 
#65  Australia:87.46 
#66  Chad:87.46 
#67  United States:87.2 
#68  Switzerland:87.19 
#69  Gambia, The:87.19 
#70  Central African Republic:87.04 
#71  Bangladesh:86.97 
#72  Japan:86.87 
#73  Korea, North:86.2 
#74  Comoros:85.97 
#75  Botswana:85.78 
#76  Mauritania:85.55 
#77  Somalia:85.43 
#78  Gabon:85.27 
#79  Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of:85.26 
#80  Cuba:85.22 
#81  Israel:84.95 
#82  Burma:84.66 
#83  United Arab Emirates:84.6 
#84  Senegal:84.59 
#85  Portugal:84.37 
#86  Austria:83.57 
#87  Congo, Democratic Republic of the:83.54 
#88  Cyprus:83.42 
#89  Uruguay:83.41 
#90  Indonesia:83.31 
#91  Liberia:82.22 
#92  Guinea-Bissau:82.17 
#93  Namibia:81.77 
#94  Korea, South:81.69 
#95  Netherlands:81.27 
#96  Belgium:80.9 
#97  Haiti:80.54 
#98  Zambia:80.28 
#99  Ethiopia:80.06 
#100  Nepal:79.95 
#101  Philippines:79.94 
#102  Singapore:79.76 
#103  Bhutan:79.4 
#104  Bahrain:79.28 
#105  Cameroon:79.17 
#106  Panama:78.74 
#107  Bosnia and Herzegovina:78.65 
#108  Togo:78.58 
#109  Italy:78.46 
#110  Nigeria:78.45 
#111  Niger:78.45 
#112  Trinidad and Tobago:78.22 
#113  Bolivia:76.97 
#114  Malaysia:76.82 
#115  Venezuela:76.65 
#116  Turkey:76.5 
#117  Nicaragua:76.4 
#118  Luxembourg:76.26 
#119  Afghanistan:76.13 
#120  Colombia:76.13 
#121  Greece:76.05 
#122  Cote d'Ivoire:75.72 
#123  Equatorial Guinea:75.7 
#124  South Africa:75.69 
#125  India:75.48 
#126  Saudi Arabia:75.23 
#127  Lesotho:75.15 
#128  Chile:74.29 
#129  Honduras:74.14 
#130  El Salvador:73.67 
#131  Sierra Leone:73.32 
#132  Pakistan:73.05 
#133  Sri Lanka:72.73 
#134  Kuwait:72.54 
#135  Spain:72.26 
#136  Suriname:72.07 
#137  Costa Rica:71.74 
#138  Mauritius:71.5 
#139  Dominica:71.45 
#140  Dominican Republic:71.45 
#141  Brazil:71.42 
#142  Guyana:70.69 
#143  Morocco:70.62 
#144  Egypt:70.39 
#145  Paraguay:70.18 
#146  Argentina:69.98 
#147  Mexico:69.91 
#148  Sudan:69.17 
#149  Fiji:69.12 
#150  Guatemala:69.03 
#151  Ecuador:68.05 
#152  Oman:67.72 
#153  Tunisia:66.88 
#154  Peru:66.78 
#155  Ireland:66.73 
#156  Swaziland:66.48 
#157  Cape Verde:66.41 
#158  Algeria:65.69 
#159  Belize:65.32 
#160  Syria:64.4 
#161  Iran:63.95 
#162  Jordan:62.4 
#163  Yemen:60.88 
#164  Libya:60.34 
#165  Iraq:59.67 
#166  Malta:59.28 
#167  Lebanon:55.47 
Weighted average: 82.3  


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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