The bar graphs compare men and women aged 60-64 in terms of their employment rate in four various countries – Belgium, the USA, Japan, and Indonesia – in 1970 and 2020.
Overall, male employees in the 60-64 age bracket were higher than their female counterparts in terms of their proportions across all the countries in both years. Employment rates were generally higher in 1970 than in 2020 for both genders. In both years, the highest male employment levels were recorded in the USA, whereas the lowest figures were seen among women in Belgium and Japan.
To begin with male workers aged 60-64, they were highest in both 1970 and 2020 with around 85% and 80%, respectively. This was closely followed by Indonesian workers with around 85% in both years. The proportion of male employees in Belgium saw the most decline, from almost 80% to around 50%. The figure for Japan totaled 75% in 1970, after which it dropped to 62%.
When it comes to female individuals aged between 60 and 64, Belgium showed the biggest decline with a difference of 50% whereas Japanese females saw the smallest disparity with just 4%. The proportion of female workers in the USA in 1970 was twice as high as in 2020. As for women in Indonesia, the figure decreased from 65% to 50%.