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Economically active population by age group, 2004, excluding armed forces, Thousands of persons (ILO)
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75+
Total, 15+
300.500
1,911.300
2,778.200
3,163.000
3,214.400
3,417.400
2,936.000
1,969.500
1,442.700
1,032.400
735.800
336.800
179.200

23,417.200

Economically active male population by age group, 2004, excluding armed forces, Thousands of persons (ILO)
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75+
Total, 15+
135.400
716.300
1,586.400
2,079.800
2,018.900
2,036.700
1,761.900
1,213.800
893.600
593.500
416.400
182.600
92.000
13,727.300
Economically active female population by age group, 2004, excluding armed forces, Thousands of persons  (ILO)
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75+
Total, 15+
165.100
1,194.900
1,191.800
1,083.200
1,195.500
1,380.700
1,174.000
755.700
549.000
438.800
319.400
154.200
87.200

9,689.500

Activity rate, 2004, total population, excluding armed forces, %  (ILO)
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75+
Total, 15+
9.8
58.3
73.3
72.5
77.4
80.3
77.8
72.9
65.1
53.7
42.4
29.1
13.7

62.1

Activity rate, 2004, male population, excluding armed forces, % (ILO)
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75+
Total, 15+
8.6
52.1
82.4
94.0
95.2
94.9
92.6
89.5
80.8
65.0
53.8
38.1
22.0

75.0

Activity rate, 2004, female population, excluding armed forces, % (ILO)
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75+
Total, 15+
11.1
62.8
63.9
50.4
58.9
65.5
62.7
56.2
49.5
43.4
33.2
22.8
9.8

49.9

Economically active population by level of education and age group, 2004, excl. armed forces, Thousands of persons (ILO)

LEVEL 0-1

LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 5a and 6 LEVEL 5b

15¬19

3.200 61.200 235.200 0.100 0.800

20¬24

11.800 54.100 1,156.300 220.900 468.000

25¬29

10.900 50.400 1,143.900 901.000 672.000

30¬34

17.000 83.900 1,512.400 1,073.900 475.800

35¬39

58.600 200.400 1,682.500 978.600 294.200

40¬44

190.300 477.700 1,731.900 827.900 189.600

45¬49

392.500 646.900 1,308.000 501.800 86.700

50¬54

467.900 511.900 703.200 248.700 37.800

55¬59

520.400 336.900 411.100 153.500 20.700

60¬64

561.900 207.900 185.400 75.100 2.100
65-69 485.700 101.300 103.700 41.600 3.500
70-74 268.300 25.500 27.700 14.400 0.900
75+ 158.100 7.500 7.300 5.900 0.300

Level 0: Pre-primary education
Level 1: Primary education or first stage of basic education
Level 2: Lower secondary or second stage of basic education
Level 3: Upper secondary education
Level 5a: Theoretically based first stage of tertiary education (not leading directly to an advanced research qualification) 
Level 5b: Practically oriented first stage of tertiary education (not leading directly to an advanced research qualification)
Level 6: Second stage of tertiary education (leading to an advanced research qualification)

Economically active male population by level of education and age group, 2004, excl. armed forces, Thousands of persons (ILO)

LEVEL 0-1

LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 5a and 6 LEVEL 5b

15¬19

2.700 32.400 100.100 0.100 -

20¬24

8.600 37.100 550.400 22.000 98.200

25¬29

9.300 36.300 721.200 464.500 355.100

30¬34

10.000 54.500 939.500 755.300 320.500

35¬39

28.300 89.800 957.600 747.300 195.900

40¬44

80.800 191.000 981.600 651.200 132.200

45¬49

154.600 290.300 824.500 422.400 70.200

50¬54

186.900 287.000 502.600 208.200 29.000

55¬59

207.800 207.400 331.700 132.100 14.600

60¬64

218.900 152.900 151.800 68.100 1.800
65-69 194.000 83.900 96.300 40.200 2.000
70-74 119.600 23.600 25.600 12.900 0.900
75+ 72.900 5.800 7.100 5.900 0.300

Level 0: Pre-primary education
Level 1: Primary education or first stage of basic education
Level 2: Lower secondary or second stage of basic education
Level 3: Upper secondary education
Level 5a: Theoretically based first stage of tertiary education (not leading directly to an advanced research qualification) 
Level 5b: Practically oriented first stage of tertiary education (not leading directly to an advanced research qualification)
Level 6: Second stage of tertiary education (leading to an advanced research qualification)

Economically active female population by level of education and age group, 2004, excl. armed forces, Thousands of persons (ILO)

LEVEL 0-1

LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 5a and 6 LEVEL 5b

15¬19

0.500 28.800 135.100 - 0.800

20¬24

3.200 17.000 605.900 198.900 369.800

25¬29

1.700 14.200 422.700 436.400 316.800

30¬34

7.000 29.400 572.900 318.600 155.300

35¬39

30.200 110.600 724.900 231.300 98.300

40¬44

109.400 286.700 750.300 176.800 57.500

45¬49

237.900 356.600 483.600 79.400 16.500

50¬54

281.100 224.900 200.600 40.400 8.700

55¬59

312.600 129.600 79.500 21.300 6.100

60¬64

343.000 55.000 33.500 7.000 0.300
65-69 291.700 17.400 7.400 1.400 1.500
70-74 148.800 1.900 2.100 1.500 -
75+ 85.200 1.800 0.200 - -

Level 0: Pre-primary education
Level 1: Primary education or first stage of basic education
Level 2: Lower secondary or second stage of basic education
Level 3: Upper secondary education
Level 5a: Theoretically based first stage of tertiary education (not leading directly to an advanced research qualification) 
Level 5b: Practically oriented first stage of tertiary education (not leading directly to an advanced research qualification)
Level 6: Second stage of tertiary education (leading to an advanced research qualification)

Total civilian employment by status in employment, 2004, Thousands of persons aged 15 years and over (ILO)
employees
employers
own-account workers
contributing family workers
14,894
1,679
4,431
1,553
Male civilian employment by status in employment, 2004, Thousands of persons aged 15 years and over (ILO)
employees
employers
own-account workers
contributing family workers
8,657
1,358
3,011
167
Female civilian employment by status in employment, 2004, Thousands of persons aged 15 years and over (ILO)
employees
employers
own-account workers
contributing family workers
6,237
321
1,420
1,386
Paid employment by economic activity, 2004, Thousands of persons aged 15 years and over (ILO)
Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry
Fishing
Mining and Quarrying
Manufacturing
Electricity, Gas and Water Supply
Construction
Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles, 
Motorcycles and Personal and Household Goods
Hotels and Restaurants
Transport, Storage and Communications
Financial Intermediation
Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities
Public Administration and Defence; Compulsory Social Security
Education
Health and Social Work
Other Community,Social and Personal Service Activities
Private Households with Employed Persons
Extra-Territorial Organizations and Bodies
143
28
15
3,655
70
1,367
1,893
1,084
851
690
1,555
766
1,217
551
874
111
24
Paid male employment by economic activity, 2004, Thousands of persons aged 15 years and over (ILO)
Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry
Fishing
Mining and Quarrying
Manufacturing
Electricity, Gas and Water Supply
Construction
Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles, 
Motorcycles and Personal and Household Goods
Hotels and Restaurants
Transport, Storage and Communications
Financial Intermediation
Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities
Public Administration and Defence; Compulsory Social Security
Education
Health and Social Work
Other Community,Social and Personal Service Activities
Private Households with Employed Persons
Extra-Territorial Organizations and Bodies
43
16
14
2,354
58
1,232
915
272
687
335
1,048
553
432
145
532
3
18
Paid female employment by economic activity, 2004, Thousands of persons aged 15 years and over (ILO)
Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry
Fishing
Mining and Quarrying
Manufacturing
Electricity, Gas and Water Supply
Construction
Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles, 
Motorcycles and Personal and Household Goods
Hotels and Restaurants
Transport, Storage and Communications
Financial Intermediation
Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities
Public Administration and Defence; Compulsory Social Security
Education
Health and Social Work
Other Community,Social and Personal Service Activities
Private Households with Employed Persons
Extra-Territorial Organizations and Bodies
100
12
1
1,301
12
135
978
812
165
354
507
213
784
406
342
108
7
Unemployment rate, 2004, % (ILO) 3.7
Male unemployment rate, 2004, % (ILO) 3.9
Female unemployment rate, 2004, % (ILO) 3.4
Unemployment by age group, 2004, Thousands of persons aged 15 years or over (ILO)
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75+
Total, 15+ 
42
189
181
108
88
77
70
41
38
18
7
1
1
860
Male unemployment by age group, 2004, Thousands of persons aged 15 years or over (ILO)
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75+
Total, 15+ 
20
84
131
75
57
48
42
28
28
13
6
1
0
534
Female unemployment by age group, 2004, Thousands of persons aged 15 years or over (ILO)
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75+
Total, 15+ 
22
105
49
32
31
29
28
12
10
5
2
0
0
326
Unemployment by level of education, 2004, Thousands of persons (ILO)
Pre-primary or primary education or first stage of basic education
Lower secondary or second stage of basic education
Upper secondary education
Theoretically based first stage of tertiary education 
(not leading directly to an advanced research qualification) or 
second stage of tertiary education (leading to an advanced research qualification)
Practically oriented first stage of tertiary education 
(not leading directly to an advanced research qualification)
58.5
89.9
459.8
146.7
105.0
Male unemployment by level of education, 2004, Thousands of persons (ILO)
Pre-primary or primary education or first stage of basic education
Lower secondary or second stage of basic education
Upper secondary education
Theoretically based first stage of tertiary education 
(not leading directly to an advanced research qualification) or 
second stage of tertiary education (leading to an advanced research qualification)
Practically oriented first stage of tertiary education 
(not leading directly to an advanced research qualification)
35.2
57.1
293.6
94.7
53.4
Female unemployment by level of education, 2004, Thousands of persons (ILO)
Pre-primary or primary education or first stage of basic education
Lower secondary or second stage of basic education
Upper secondary education
Theoretically based first stage of tertiary education
(not leading directly to an advanced research qualification) or
second stage of tertiary education (leading to an advanced research qualification)
Practically oriented first stage of tertiary education
(not leading directly to an advanced research qualification)
23.2
32.8
166.2
52.0
51.6