In 2004, Taiwan's labor-force participation rate among 50-54-year-olds was 64.3 %, among 55-59-year-olds it was 48.6 %, and among 60-64-year-olds it was 33.5 %. This fell far short of Japan's corresponding participation rates, which were 82.2 %, 76.6 %, and 54.5 %.
2004 年，我國 50-54 歲的勞動參與率為 64.3％，55-59 歲為 48.6％，60-64 歲為 33.5％，與日本的 82.2％、76.6％、54.5％相去甚遠。