The charts below show the percentages of men and women aged 60-64 in employment in four countries in 1970 and 2000 Summaries the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparison where relevant.

The bar charts compare the proportions of males and females aged 60 to 64 years in employment in four nations between 1970 and 2000.

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, it can be seen that the percentage of men in 1970 was higher than that of

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in 2000 in all countries. Meanwhile, the

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for women in 2000 was larger than that in 1970 except in Japan. Regarding males, Japan had the biggest

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in 1970 and 2000 compared to the other nations, accounting for 85% and 74% respectively.

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for Belgium ranked second at 79% in 1970, it reduced significantly to 19% over three decades. In 1970, the

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of the USA and Australia accounted for 73% and 76%, before declining to 55% and 47% respectively. Turning to females, the proportion of all nations was almost the same. The

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of Japan remained the highest, illustrating 43% in 1970 and 40% in 2000 respectively.

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, the

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for the USA depicted a slight increase

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3% over the period.

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, a gentle growth in the

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for Australia occurred from 16% to 18% throughout the period.

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, the percentage of Belgium boosted slightly by just 1%.