The provided bar charts demonstrate the proportion of employees aged 60-64 in four countries, namely Belgium, the USA, Japan, and Indonesia over 30 years from 1970 to 2000.
As can be seen, the proportion of male employees was higher than female employees during the period. In addition, there was a gradual decrease in the percentege of men and women workers among four countries. The employment rate for men in the USA accounted for the highest data during the timeline.
At the beginning of the period, the rate of male workers who were 60-64 years old in Belgium, the USA, Japan, and Indonesia stood at 79%, 86%, 76%, and 84%, respectively. Thirty years later, the figure for the USA and Indonesia dropped relatively to 78% and 74%, respectively, while Japan saw a fall to 63% in the employment rate for men. Moreover, the data for Belgium declined steadily from 79% to 52% in 2000.
Regarding the female workers’ rate, the percentage in Japan was 56% in 1970 before falling by 9% in 2000. The data for Belgium, the USA, and Indonesia were 63%, 78%, and 65%, respectively, at the beginning of the timeline. Then, the USA and Indonesia witnessed a progressive drop of 33% and 15%, whereas the ratio of women employees in Belgium fell rapidly to 8% in 2000.