Labour Force Participation Rates (1) by Marital Status, Quinquennial Age Group and Sex, 2006

Age Group/Sex
15 - 19

20 - 24

25 - 29

30 - 34

35 - 39

40 - 44

45 - 49

50 - 54

55 - 59

60 - 64

Marital status
Never married

Now married

Widowed

Divorced

Total

Separated

Male

20.9

64.7

90.9

100.0

21.0

Female

21.0

45.9

100.0

21.1

Both sexes

21.0

53.9

95.0

100.0

21.1

Male

71.3

90.3

82.0

91.7

98.0

71.8

Female

74.1

64.6

77.0

66.5

70.7

73.4

Both sexes

72.7

71.3

78.3

70.2

76.9

72.6

Male

91.5

94.1

82.7

90.8

89.4

91.9

Female

92.3

71.3

91.4

75.2

70.7

85.6

Both sexes

91.9

78.6

90.3

79.7

74.8

88.4

Male

92.4

95.7

69.5

91.3

91.4

93.9

Female

91.4

71.3

66.4

74.8

72.4

78.4

Both sexes

91.9

80.5

66.8

79.8

78.5

85.2

Male

89.8

95.4

88.5

88.4

91.7

93.5

Female

87.7

65.8

68.7

68.8

73.5

71.0

Both sexes

88.7

78.1

71.1

74.4

79.8

80.6

Male

87.7

95.3

82.4

85.9

90.9

93.6

Female

84.7

63.5

65.4

71.8

76.8

67.7

Both sexes

86.1

78.3

67.5

76.0

81.5

79.5

Male

80.6

93.1

79.9

84.3

81.8

91.4

Female

79.5

59.2

70.6

71.3

76.0

63.1

Both sexes

80.0

76.8

72.0

74.9

78.1

77.0

Male

72.2

88.4

75.2

80.5

82.8

86.8

Female

73.2

47.9

60.1

67.1

65.0

52.3

Both sexes

72.7

69.2

62.1

71.5

72.3

69.4

Male

52.8

71.1

56.5

60.2

54.5

69.3

Female

52.1

30.4

34.3

41.7

34.5

32.8

Both sexes

52.4

52.5

37.1

48.9

44.1

51.4

Male

29.4

43.5

31.4

37.4

45.6

42.5

Female

29.5

14.7

12.1

19.9

16.4

15.0

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70 - 74

75 - 79

80 - 84

85+

All age groups

Both sexes

29.5

30.9

14.8

27.9

28.9

29.3

Male

14.7

20.7

12.5

17.1

14.2

19.8

Female

18.7

6.0

4.7

7.2

5.5

5.9

Both sexes

15.7

14.5

5.9

12.8

9.6

13.1

Male

7.7

11.7

8.5

12.3

16.7

11.3

Female

7.1

3.2

2.5

2.5

4.2

3.0

Both sexes

7.5

8.2

3.6

7.9

10.1

7.1

Male

6.3

6.5

6.1

10.7

4.5

6.5

Female

4.0

2.3

1.5

1.9

Both sexes

5.5

4.9

2.4

6.3

1.8

4.0

Male

2.6

4.3

4.3

6.2

4.2

Female

3.7

1.4

1.6

3.4

2.8

1.6

Both sexes

3.2

3.2

2.1

4.8

1.5

2.7

Male

5.8

3.2

3.0

3.2

Female

4.1

1.5

1.0

2.3

2.7

1.3

Both sexes

4.6

2.5

1.4

1.5

2.0

1.9

Male

67.0

72.4

16.3

68.7

66.0

69.2

Female

68.3

49.6

12.2

61.7

56.2

52.4

Both sexes

67.7

60.9

12.9

64.1

60.0

60.3

Note :

Represents "Nil"
(1) Labour force participation rates refer to the proportion of economically active population (that is the labour force) in the total population aged 15 and
over.

Source :

2006 Population By-census Office,

Census and Statistics Department
(Enquiry telephone no. : 2716 8025)

Last review date: 22 February, 2007

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