Table 12. Employment rate of older workers in OECD countries 1 1980 1985 1990 1995 1999 United States 53.8 51.8 54.0 55.1 57.7 Japan 61.3 60.5 62.9 63.7 63.4 Germany 42.2 35.5 36.8 37.5 38.5 France 50.7 37.2 35.6 33.5 34.2 Italy .. 33.3 32.0 27.0 27.5 United Kingdom .. 47.0 49.2 47.5 49.4 Canada 50.2 46.2 46.3 43.4 46.9 Australia 43.5 37.3 41.8 41.4 44.2 Austria .. .. .. 29.0 29.2 Belgium .. 26.0 21.4 23.3 24.7 Czech Republic .. .. .. 34.8 37.5 Denmark .. 50.1 53.6 49.3 54.2 Finland 47.1 45.4 42.6 34.4 39.2 Greece 2 .. 45.1 40.8 40.5 39.1 Hungary .. .. .. 17.1 19.4 Iceland 3 .. .. 85.4 85.1 85.9 Ireland .. 40.9 38.6 39.2 43.7 Korea .. .. 61.9 63.5 58.1 Luxembourg .. 25.4 28.2 24.0 26.3 Mexico 3 .. .. 54.1 51.2 55.2 Netherlands 36.3 27.3 22.4 22.7 35.3 New Zealand .. .. 41.8 50.4 56.9 Norway 63.9 65.5 61.8 63.1 67.3 Poland .. .. 46.8 45.5 51.3 Portugal 51.3 47.0 47.0 44.7 50.8 Spain 44.7 38.2 36.8 32.1 34.9 Sweden 65.7 65.0 69.4 61.9 64.0 Switzerland .. .. .. 69.8 71.7 Turkey .. .. 42.7 42.4 42.6 Total OECD 4 .. .. 48.0 46.8 48.8 1. Employment of workers aged 55-64 as a percentage of the population aged 55-64. 2. The year 1999 refers to 1998. 3. The year 1990 refers to 1991. 4. For above countries with available data. Source: OECD Labour Force Statistics.