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 graphs give information about the ratios of working males and females aged from 60 to 64 in Belgium, USA, Japan and Australia, in the years 1970 and 2000.

Overall

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, it is noticeable that the amount of men in employment has a significant decrease throughout the entire period,

while

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, the women's percentages haven't changed a lot in all the four countries. In 1970, Belgium had the highest rate of older men who had jobs with nearly three quarters, before it fell to just below 20% in 2000.

also

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, Australia has a notable drop, from 79% to about half in a 30-year period.

In addition

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, the USA and Japan had fallen gradually from 73% and 85% to 55% and 74%, respectively. In 1970, 16% of Australian aged women had a job, before it increased to about under 20% in 2000. The United States experienced a slight rise of 3%.

However

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, Belgium's and Japan's rates dropped modestly by 1% and 3%, respectively.