demographic2018

Average effective age of retirement, men (OECD)

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2018; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data49 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
65.6years
Median: 65.3years
Countries Covered
49
with available data
Highest
Indonesia
73.0years
Lowest
Luxembourg
60.5years
Top 5 Countries
1Indonesia73.0years
2South Korea72.3years
3Mexico71.3years
4Japan70.8years
5Chile70.0years
By Region
Asia70.0years(7 countries)
North America68.2years(3 countries)
South America67.7years(3 countries)
Oceania67.6years(2 countries)
Other64.6years(3 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (60.5years)High (73.0years)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 65.6years)

Asia (7)
North America (3)
South America (3)
Oceania (2)
Other (3)
Europe (30)
Africa (1)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2018; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Indonesia73.0years
2South Korea72.3years
3Mexico71.3years
4Japan70.8years
5Chile70.0years
6India69.8years
7New Zealand69.8years
8Israel69.4years
9Romania68.8years
10Portugal68.5years
11Iceland68.1years
12United States of America67.9years
13Saudi Arabia67.6years
14People's Republic of China66.8years
15Argentina66.6years
16Brazil66.6years
17Sweden66.4years
18Switzerland66.4years
19Türkiye66.3years
20Norway66.1years
21Latvia65.7years
22Ireland65.6years
23Canada65.5years
24Estonia65.5years
25Australia65.3years
26Netherlands65.2years
27Denmark65.1years
28Cyprus64.9years
29Bulgaria64.7years
30United Kingdom64.7years
31Finland64.3years
32Lithuania64.3years
33Malta64.2years
34Germany64.0years
35Austria63.5years
36Hungary63.4years
37Italy63.3years
38Czech Republic63.2years
39Russian Federation63.2years
40Slovenia63.1years
41South Africa63.1years
42Poland62.8years
43Spain62.1years
44Croatia61.7years
45Greece61.7years
46Belgium61.6years
47Slovakia61.1years
48France60.8years
49Luxembourg60.5years
Showing 49 of 49 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2018).

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