This chart illustrates the rankings of the working-age population proportions in countries across Asia and Oceania from 1950 to 2023. It serves as a significant indicator reflecting each country's economic and social development and changes in population structure. The chart enables the observation of fluctuations in the proportion of the working-age population in each country, shedding light on the economic potential and labor market trends in the region.
The working-age population proportion refers to the percentage of the total population that falls within the ages of 15 to 64. This rate indicates the share of the population that is considered the primary age group for economic activity and is a key factor in assessing a country's economic potential.
1950
- Guam : 72.05%
- Macau : 68.70%
- Hong Kong : 67.47%
- Australia : 65.23%
- Israel : 64.15%
- Mongolia : 63.26%
- Vietnam : 63.07%
- Uzbekistan : 63.00%
- Tuvalu : 62.93%
- Georgia : 62.71%
1960
- Japan : 64.71%
- Georgia : 63.83%
- Australia : 61.23%
- Nauru : 61.23%
- Kuwait : 60.49%
- Israel : 59.96%
- Guam : 59.69%
- United Arab Emirates : 59.13%
- North Korea : 59.05%
- Maldives : 58.58%
1970
- Japan : 69.27%
- United Arab Emirates : 66.27%
- Australia : 62.80%
- Qatar : 62.08%
- Georgia : 61.75%
- Israel : 60.77%
- Cyprus : 60.68%
- New Zealand : 59.54%
- Guam : 59.27%
- Nauru : 59.10%
1980
- United Arab Emirates : 71.46%
- Macau : 68.86%
- Qatar : 68.36%
- Hong Kong : 68.10%
- Singapore : 68.06%
- Japan : 67.60%
- Nauru : 65.92%
- Georgia : 65.54%
- Cyprus : 65.26%
- Australia : 65.13%
1990
- Singapore : 72.83%
- Qatar : 71.65%
- Hong Kong : 70.37%
- Japan : 69.73%
- United Arab Emirates : 69.28%
- South Korea : 69.18%
- North Korea : 68.95%
- Macau : 67.92%
- Taiwan : 66.97%
- Australia : 66.89%
2000
- United Arab Emirates : 76.93%
- Qatar : 75.14%
- Singapore : 74.60%
- South Korea : 71.88%
- Hong Kong : 71.77%
- Taiwan : 70.34%
- Thailand : 69.84%
- Kuwait : 69.76%
- Macau : 69.64%
- China : 68.55%
- Australia : 66.89%
2010
- United Arab Emirates : 86.08%
- Qatar : 85.32%
- Macau : 79.98%
- Singapore : 78.55%
- Bahrain : 77.41%
- Kuwait : 75.17%
- Hong Kong : 74.44%
- Taiwan : 73.55%
- China : 72.93%
- Iran : 72.72%
- Australia : 67.38%
2023
- United Arab Emirates : 82.92%
- Qatar : 82.70%
- Bahrain : 76.09%
- Kuwait : 74.43%
- Maldives : 73.22%
- Singapore : 72.18%
- Bhutan : 72.09%
- Brunei : 71.69%
- Saudi Arabia : 71.35%
- Macau : 71.34%
- Australia : 64.79%