the graphs below show the percentage of men and wommen aged 60-64bwho were employed in four countries in 1970 and 2000.

The given bar charts compare four different countries namely

Belgium

, the

USA

,

Japan

, and

Australia

in terms of the proportion of employees falling into the 60-64 age group in 1970 and 2000.

Overall

, what is notable from the chart is that consistent increases were observed in the percentage of males aged 60-64 in employment across all countries. Meanwhile, with women in

this

age range, the upward trajectory was only seen in

Japan

and

Belgium

. Of all the countries,

Japan

recorded the largest shares of both male and female workforce entering their early 60s during the entire period. In 1970, 74% of men in

Japan

still worked, followed by the

USA

and

Australia

, with respective figures standing at around 55% and 47%. In

Belgium

accounted for just under 20%.

Although

Japan

only recorded a gentle rise to 86%. Similar changes,

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can be seen in the data for

Belgium

, which rose fourfold to nearly 80%.

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Australia

and the

USA

,

also

witnessed a marked uptick to 76% and 74%.

Japan

had the highest employment rate with 40% in 1970, after which

this

figure increased to 43% over the next 30 years. The

USA

figure

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from 39% to 36% over the same period.

Australia

rose by 2% and ended the period at around 16%, double the figure for

Belgium

, levelling off at around 8% between 1970 and 2000.