Figure B
Cross-national prime age (15–64) employment-to-population ratio, 2000–2018
Australia | Austria | Belgium | Brazil | Canada | Chile | China | Colombia | Costa Rica | Czech Republic | Denmark | Estonia | Finland | France | Germany | Greece | Hungary | Iceland | India | Indonesia | Ireland | Israel | Italy | Japan | Korea | Latvia | Lithuania | Luxembourg | Mexico | Netherlands | New Zealand | Norway | OECD countries | Poland | Portugal | Russian Federation | Slovak Republic | Slovenia | South Africa | Spain | Sweden | Switzerland | Turkey | United Kingdom | United States | |
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2000 | 69.1% | 68.3% | 60.5% | 70.9% | 54.5% | 79.3% | 59.6% | 65.2% | 76.3% | 60.6% | 67.5% | 61.1% | 65.6% | 56.5% | 56.0% | 84.6% | 58.2% | 65.0% | 68.0% | 62.1% | 53.9% | 68.9% | 61.5% | 57.3% | 58.8% | 62.7% | 60.1% | 72.1% | 70.3% | 77.9% | 65.4% | 55.0% | 68.3% | 63.3% | 56.8% | 62.8% | 57.4% | 74.3% | 78.3% | 48.9% | 72.3% | 74.1% | |||
2001 | 69.0% | 68.2% | 59.9% | 64.3% | 70.8% | 53.8% | 60.3% | 61.1% | 65.3% | 76.2% | 61.2% | 68.3% | 62.0% | 65.8% | 56.4% | 56.2% | 84.6% | 64.4% | 68.5% | 61.6% | 54.9% | 68.8% | 62.2% | 58.2% | 57.3% | 63.0% | 59.4% | 72.6% | 71.4% | 77.5% | 65.2% | 53.5% | 68.9% | 63.2% | 56.9% | 63.8% | 44.1% | 58.8% | 75.4% | 79.1% | 47.8% | 72.5% | 73.1% | ||
2002 | 69.4% | 68.8% | 59.9% | 65.4% | 71.4% | 53.7% | 59.9% | 60.5% | 65.7% | 75.9% | 61.2% | 68.3% | 62.2% | 65.3% | 57.4% | 56.2% | 82.8% | 63.0% | 67.9% | 60.1% | 55.6% | 68.2% | 63.4% | 59.9% | 59.9% | 63.6% | 59.3% | 73.0% | 72.1% | 77.1% | 64.9% | 51.7% | 68.7% | 64.5% | 56.9% | 63.4% | 42.8% | 59.9% | 75.2% | 78.9% | 46.7% | 72.5% | 71.9% | ||
2003 | 70.0% | 68.9% | 59.6% | 65.0% | 72.2% | 54.6% | 61.6% | 60.9% | 64.9% | 75.1% | 62.7% | 67.9% | 64.0% | 64.6% | 58.5% | 57.0% | 84.1% | 62.7% | 67.9% | 60.1% | 56.2% | 68.4% | 63.0% | 60.8% | 61.1% | 62.2% | 58.8% | 70.8% | 72.2% | 75.8% | 64.7% | 51.4% | 67.9% | 64.1% | 57.7% | 62.6% | 41.5% | 61.1% | 74.4% | 77.9% | 45.5% | 72.7% | 71.2% | ||
2004 | 70.3% | 66.5% | 60.3% | 66.4% | 72.5% | 54.8% | 60.6% | 59.8% | 64.2% | 75.7% | 62.7% | 67.8% | 63.8% | 65.0% | 59.1% | 56.8% | 82.8% | 68.6% | 60.9% | 57.6% | 68.7% | 63.8% | 61.0% | 61.6% | 62.5% | 59.9% | 70.4% | 73.2% | 75.6% | 65.0% | 51.9% | 67.6% | 65.5% | 57.0% | 65.3% | 41.6% | 62.3% | 73.7% | 77.4% | 44.1% | 72.7% | 71.2% | |||
2005 | 71.5% | 67.4% | 61.1% | 67.0% | 72.4% | 55.6% | 61.4% | 62.0% | 64.8% | 75.9% | 64.4% | 68.5% | 63.8% | 65.5% | 59.6% | 56.9% | 84.4% | 59.8% | 61.6% | 70.1% | 62.3% | 57.5% | 69.3% | 63.7% | 62.1% | 62.9% | 63.6% | 60.1% | 70.8% | 74.2% | 75.2% | 65.4% | 53.0% | 67.3% | 66.3% | 57.7% | 66.0% | 43.4% | 64.5% | 74.0% | 77.2% | 44.4% | 72.7% | 71.5% | |
2006 | 72.1% | 68.6% | 61.0% | 67.4% | 72.8% | 56.7% | 62.2% | 65.3% | 77.4% | 68.2% | 69.6% | 63.7% | 67.2% | 60.6% | 57.4% | 85.3% | 57.9% | 61.0% | 71.1% | 63.2% | 58.3% | 70.0% | 64.0% | 65.9% | 63.6% | 63.6% | 61.0% | 71.7% | 74.8% | 75.5% | 66.1% | 54.5% | 67.6% | 66.8% | 59.4% | 66.6% | 44.9% | 66.0% | 74.6% | 77.9% | 44.6% | 72.6% | 72.0% | ||
2007 | 72.8% | 69.9% | 62.0% | 67.4% | 73.5% | 57.6% | 60.2% | 64.1% | 66.1% | 77.0% | 69.6% | 70.5% | 64.3% | 69.0% | 60.9% | 57.0% | 85.7% | 62.0% | 71.7% | 64.5% | 58.6% | 70.7% | 64.1% | 68.1% | 65.0% | 64.2% | 61.0% | 73.6% | 75.1% | 76.9% | 66.5% | 57.0% | 67.6% | 68.5% | 60.7% | 67.8% | 44.4% | 66.8% | 74.2% | 78.6% | 44.6% | 72.4% | 71.8% | ||
2008 | 73.2% | 70.8% | 62.4% | 68.3% | 73.5% | 58.6% | 60.5% | 63.6% | 66.6% | 77.9% | 70.0% | 71.3% | 64.9% | 70.2% | 61.4% | 56.4% | 84.2% | 56.3% | 63.2% | 70.3% | 65.5% | 58.6% | 70.7% | 64.0% | 68.2% | 64.4% | 63.4% | 60.7% | 75.1% | 74.6% | 78.1% | 66.5% | 59.2% | 68.0% | 68.6% | 62.3% | 68.6% | 45.9% | 65.4% | 74.3% | 79.5% | 44.9% | 72.7% | 70.9% | |
2009 | 72.1% | 70.3% | 61.6% | 67.7% | 71.4% | 57.3% | 62.4% | 61.3% | 65.4% | 75.3% | 63.7% | 68.9% | 64.1% | 70.4% | 60.8% | 55.0% | 78.9% | 63.6% | 64.0% | 64.3% | 57.4% | 70.0% | 63.0% | 60.3% | 59.9% | 65.2% | 59.8% | 74.8% | 72.8% | 76.5% | 64.7% | 59.3% | 66.1% | 66.9% | 60.2% | 67.5% | 43.9% | 60.8% | 72.2% | 79.0% | 44.3% | 70.6% | 67.6% | ||
2010 | 72.4% | 70.8% | 62.0% | 71.5% | 59.3% | 75.1% | 63.7% | 59.6% | 65.0% | 73.3% | 61.2% | 68.3% | 64.0% | 71.2% | 59.1% | 55.0% | 78.9% | 54.8% | 64.6% | 61.4% | 65.2% | 56.8% | 70.1% | 63.4% | 58.5% | 57.6% | 65.2% | 59.7% | 74.0% | 72.2% | 75.4% | 64.5% | 58.9% | 65.3% | 67.3% | 58.8% | 66.2% | 41.8% | 59.7% | 72.1% | 77.3% | 46.3% | 70.2% | 66.7% | |
2011 | 72.7% | 71.1% | 61.9% | 66.9% | 71.8% | 61.3% | 65.1% | 58.1% | 65.7% | 73.1% | 65.3% | 69.2% | 63.9% | 72.7% | 55.1% | 55.4% | 79.0% | 65.3% | 60.4% | 65.8% | 56.8% | 70.3% | 63.9% | 60.8% | 60.2% | 64.6% | 60.0% | 74.2% | 72.5% | 75.3% | 64.8% | 59.3% | 63.8% | 68.0% | 59.3% | 64.4% | 41.9% | 58.8% | 73.6% | 78.3% | 48.4% | 70.2% | 66.6% | ||
2012 | 72.3% | 71.4% | 61.8% | 63.7% | 72.1% | 61.8% | 66.3% | 61.8% | 66.5% | 72.6% | 67.2% | 69.5% | 64.0% | 73.0% | 50.8% | 56.7% | 80.2% | 53.3% | 66.3% | 59.8% | 66.5% | 56.6% | 70.6% | 64.3% | 63.0% | 62.0% | 65.8% | 60.9% | 74.4% | 72.0% | 75.8% | 65.0% | 59.7% | 61.4% | 69.0% | 59.7% | 64.1% | 42.2% | 56.5% | 73.8% | 78.5% | 48.9% | 70.5% | 67.1% | |
2013 | 72.0% | 71.4% | 61.8% | 64.1% | 72.4% | 62.3% | 66.5% | 61.8% | 67.7% | 72.5% | 68.5% | 69.1% | 64.0% | 73.5% | 48.8% | 58.1% | 81.8% | 65.8% | 61.4% | 67.1% | 55.5% | 71.7% | 64.6% | 65.0% | 63.7% | 65.7% | 60.8% | 73.6% | 72.8% | 75.5% | 65.2% | 60.0% | 60.6% | 68.8% | 59.9% | 63.3% | 42.7% | 55.6% | 74.4% | 78.4% | 49.5% | 71.2% | 67.4% | ||
2014 | 71.6% | 71.1% | 61.9% | 64.1% | 72.3% | 62.2% | 67.1% | 61.7% | 69.0% | 72.8% | 69.6% | 68.9% | 64.2% | 73.8% | 49.4% | 61.8% | 82.2% | 65.8% | 62.6% | 67.9% | 55.7% | 72.7% | 65.6% | 66.3% | 65.7% | 66.6% | 60.4% | 73.1% | 74.2% | 75.3% | 65.7% | 61.7% | 62.6% | 69.3% | 61.0% | 63.9% | 42.8% | 56.8% | 74.9% | 78.8% | 49.5% | 72.3% | 68.1% | ||
2015 | 72.2% | 71.1% | 61.8% | 63.4% | 72.5% | 62.4% | 67.6% | 60.7% | 70.2% | 73.5% | 71.8% | 68.7% | 64.3% | 74.0% | 50.8% | 63.9% | 84.2% | 65.5% | 64.6% | 68.3% | 56.3% | 73.3% | 65.9% | 68.1% | 67.2% | 66.1% | 60.7% | 74.1% | 74.3% | 74.9% | 66.3% | 62.9% | 63.9% | 69.3% | 62.7% | 65.2% | 43.7% | 58.7% | 75.5% | 79.2% | 50.2% | 73.4% | 68.7% | ||
2016 | 72.4% | 71.5% | 62.3% | 61.6% | 72.6% | 62.2% | 67.2% | 58.7% | 72.0% | 74.9% | 72.0% | 69.2% | 64.6% | 74.7% | 52.0% | 66.5% | 86.3% | 65.4% | 66.3% | 68.6% | 57.2% | 74.3% | 66.1% | 68.7% | 69.4% | 65.6% | 61.0% | 74.8% | 75.6% | 74.4% | 67.0% | 64.5% | 65.2% | 70.0% | 64.9% | 65.8% | 43.0% | 60.5% | 76.2% | 79.6% | 50.6% | 73.8% | 69.4% | ||
2017 | 73.0% | 72.2% | 63.1% | 61.2% | 73.4% | 62.7% | 66.9% | 59.8% | 73.6% | 74.2% | 74.1% | 70.1% | 65.2% | 75.2% | 53.5% | 68.2% | 85.8% | 66.1% | 67.4% | 69.0% | 58.0% | 75.3% | 66.6% | 70.1% | 70.4% | 66.3% | 61.1% | 75.8% | 76.9% | 74.1% | 67.8% | 66.1% | 67.8% | 70.3% | 66.2% | 69.3% | 43.4% | 62.1% | 76.9% | 79.8% | 51.5% | 74.7% | 70.1% | ||
2018 | 73.8% | 73.0% | 64.5% | 61.6% | 73.8% | 62.6% | 66.4% | 61.0% | 74.8% | 75.5% | 74.7% | 72.2% | 65.9% | 75.9% | 54.9% | 69.2% | 84.8% | 46.3% | 68.5% | 69.0% | 58.5% | 76.8% | 66.6% | 71.8% | 72.4% | 67.1% | 61.5% | 77.2% | 77.5% | 74.9% | 68.5% | 67.4% | 69.7% | 71.0% | 67.6% | 71.1% | 43.2% | 63.4% | 77.5% | 80.1% | 52.0% | 75.0% | 70.7% |
Notes: Shaded areas represent recessions.
Source: EPI analysis of OECD stat Labor Force Statistics by sex and age - indicators, Employment-population ratios [CSV].
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