The bar charts illustrate the proportion of men and women that were still working between the ages of 60 and 64 in Belgium, USA, Japan, and Indonesia, in 1970 and 2000.
Overall, the employment rate for both males and females in all four countries saw a substantial decline over the period. Meanwhile, the proportion of employed males aged 60-64 was invariably higher than that of their counterparts in the two given years, regardless of the country.
In 1970, roughly 83% of Indonesian men aged 60-64 were employed, which was second only to the USA, at 86%. The percentage of 60-64 year old women who were still working in Indonesia and USA was 50% and 76% respectively. In 2000, while employment rates for males in both mentioned countries declined by roughly 10%, the percentage of employed females in Indonesia rose to surpass that of the USA, at 50% compared to 45%.
Initially, Japan was the country where the statistical difference between employed males and females was the largest, with 75% of males and 56% of females. However, over the next 30 years, the largest gap was to be seen in Belgium where 51% of males were employed, approximately 40% higher than the figure for females.
The bar charts illustrate the proportion of
men
and women that were
still
working between the ages of 60 and 64 in Belgium, USA, Japan, and Indonesia, in 1970 and 2000.
Overall
, the employment rate for both
males
and
females
in all four countries
saw
a substantial decline over the period. Meanwhile, the proportion of
employed
males
aged 60-64 was
invariably
higher than that of their counterparts in the two
given
years, regardless of the country.
In 1970, roughly 83% of Indonesian
men
aged 60-64 were
employed
, which was second
only
to the USA, at 86%. The percentage of 60-64 year
old
women who were
still
working in Indonesia and USA was 50% and 76%
respectively
. In 2000, while employment rates for
males
in both mentioned countries declined by roughly 10%, the percentage of
employed
females
in Indonesia rose to surpass that of the USA, at 50% compared to 45%.
Initially
, Japan was the country where the statistical difference between
employed
males
and
females
was the largest, with 75% of
males
and 56% of
females
.
However
, over the
next
30 years, the largest gap was to be
seen
in Belgium where 51% of
males
were
employed
, approximately 40% higher than the figure for
females
.