Main Controls Primary Dataset Working age population employed Secondary Dataset Select Dataset to Compare Format Calc Table Line Chart Bar Chart Map Scatterplot Connected Scatterplot Calc Table Table Clear All Australia Austria Belgium Canada Czechia Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Japan South Korea Luxembourg Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Slovakia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom United States Chile Estonia Israel Slovenia South Africa Colombia Latvia Australia & New Zealand Caribbean Central America Central Asia Eastern Africa Eastern Asia Eastern Europe European Union High Income Latin America & Caribbean Low Income Lower Middle Income Melanesia Micronesia Middle Africa Northern Africa Northern America Northern Europe Polynesia South America South-Eastern Asia Southern Africa Southern Asia Southern Europe Sub-Saharan Africa Upper Middle Income Western Africa Western Asia Western Europe World Advanced Settings Region Calculation Sum Average Weighted Average Working age population employed percent, 1955–2017 Cancel Download Average Sum Average Weighted Average Select Country/Region Australia Austria Belgium Canada Czechia Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Japan South Korea Luxembourg Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Slovakia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom United States Chile Estonia Israel Slovenia South Africa Colombia Latvia Australia & New Zealand Caribbean Central America Central Asia Eastern Africa Eastern Asia Eastern Europe European Union High Income Latin America & Caribbean Low Income Lower Middle Income Melanesia Micronesia Middle Africa Northern Africa Northern America Northern Europe Polynesia South America South-Eastern Asia Southern Africa Southern Asia Southern Europe Sub-Saharan Africa Upper Middle Income Western Africa Western Asia Western Europe World Select Country/Region Australia Austria Belgium Canada Czechia Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Japan South Korea Luxembourg Mexico Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Slovakia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom United States Chile Estonia Israel Slovenia South Africa Colombia Latvia Australia & New Zealand Caribbean Central America Central Asia Eastern Africa Eastern Asia Eastern Europe European Union High Income Latin America & Caribbean Low Income Lower Middle Income Melanesia Micronesia Middle Africa Northern Africa Northern America Northern Europe Polynesia South America South-Eastern Asia Southern Africa Southern Asia Southern Europe Sub-Saharan Africa Upper Middle Income Western Africa Western Asia Western Europe World 1955 -- Select Country -- Select Country -- Select Country -- Select Country 2017 -- Select Country -- Select Country -- Select Country -- Select Country 1955–2017 SUMMARY -- Select Country -- Select Country -- Select Country -- Select Country