Table 5.  Population growth estimates and projections for the age group 15-64  in OECD countries 1
Population aged 15-64
                       1960     1970     1980     1990     2000     2010     2020     2030     2040     2050
United States           0.9      1.5      1.6      0.9      1.0      0.9      0.2     -0.1      0.3      0.2
Japan                   1.9      1.8      0.9      0.9      0.0     -0.6     -0.9     -0.6     -1.2     -0.9
Germany                 0.6      0.0      0.5      0.6      0.2     -0.2     -0.4     -1.0     -0.7     -0.4
France                  0.3      1.1      0.8      0.8      0.3      0.3     -0.4     -0.4     -0.4     -0.3
Italy                   0.7      0.5      0.5      0.7     -0.1     -0.4     -0.8     -1.5     -1.8     -1.1
United Kingdom          0.1      0.3      0.3      0.4      0.2      0.2     -0.3     -0.6     -0.4     -0.3
Canada                  2.1      2.3      2.4      1.3      1.2      1.0      0.2     -0.1      0.3      0.3
Australia               1.6      2.2      1.9      1.8      1.2      1.0      0.4      0.2      0.2      0.3
Austria                 0.0     -0.1      0.5      0.7      0.7      0.2     -0.4     -1.1     -1.1     -0.9
Belgium                 0.0      0.3      0.6      0.3      0.1      0.1     -0.6     -1.0     -0.7     -0.6
Czech Republic          0.3      0.5     -0.1      0.5      0.5      0.0     -1.0     -0.9     -1.4     -1.8
Denmark                 0.6      0.8      0.4      0.4      0.2     -0.1     -0.4     -0.7     -0.7     -0.2
Finland                 0.8      1.0      0.6      0.4      0.3      0.1     -0.8     -0.6     -0.2     -0.4
Greece                  1.1      0.3      0.9      1.0      0.4     -0.2     -0.7     -1.0     -1.5     -1.5
Hungary                 0.4      0.7     -0.1     -0.1      0.0     -0.2     -0.9     -0.8     -1.2     -1.4
Iceland                 1.4      1.7      1.8      1.4      1.1      1.0      0.4      0.0     -0.1     -0.1
Ireland                -0.9      0.4      1.6      0.7      1.6      0.7      0.3      0.3      0.0     -0.4
Korea                   2.0      2.5      3.1      2.3      1.3      0.5      0.2     -0.5     -0.7     -0.5
Luxembourg              0.2      0.4      1.0      0.7      1.0      0.5     -0.2     -0.7     -0.6     -0.5
Mexico                  2.3      3.0      3.3      3.3      2.5      1.9      1.3      0.7      0.1     -0.1
Netherlands             1.0      1.5      1.4      1.0      0.4      0.2     -0.6     -1.1     -1.0     -0.4
New Zealand             1.6      2.0      1.6      1.1      1.4      1.0      0.5      0.2      0.3      0.3
Norway                  0.5      0.7      0.6      0.6      0.5      0.6     -0.2     -0.4     -0.4      0.0
Poland                  1.0      1.6      1.0      0.6      0.7      0.5     -0.6     -0.5     -0.5     -1.1
Portugal                0.4      0.1      1.0      0.5      0.2     -0.1     -0.4     -0.8     -1.3     -1.3
Spain                   0.6      0.7      1.1      1.1      0.3     -0.2     -0.6     -1.2     -1.9     -1.7
Sweden                  0.6      0.6      0.1      0.3      0.4      0.3     -0.5     -0.6     -0.4     -0.2
Switzerland             1.3      1.2      0.4      1.1      0.6      0.3     -0.4     -1.1     -0.9     -0.6
Turkey                  2.3      2.4      2.6      3.2      2.6      1.6      1.2      0.6      0.2     -0.1
OECD Total              1.1      1.5      1.7      1.7      1.3      0.9      0.4     -0.1     -0.3     -0.4
Memorandum item:  Total population aged 15-64, in millions
OECD Total            152.5    176.8    209.0    247.6    282.5    307.8    318.8    317.1    306.6    294.4
1.  Average annual percent change over 10 years to date shown.
Source:  United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects: The 1998 Revision.