demographic2018

Average effective age of retirement, women (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
63.4years
Median: 63.3years
Countries Covered
49
with available data
Highest
South Korea
72.3years
Lowest
Saudi Arabia
53.7years
Top 5 Countries
1South Korea72.3years
2Indonesia72.0years
3Japan69.1years
4Romania67.1years
5Chile66.7years
By Region
North America65.7years(3 countries)
Oceania65.4years(2 countries)
Asia65.3years(7 countries)
South America64.8years(3 countries)
Europe62.6years(30 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (53.7years)High (72.3years)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 63.4years)

North America (3)
Oceania (2)
Asia (7)
South America (3)
Europe (30)
Other (3)
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
1South Korea72.3years
2Indonesia72.0years
3Japan69.1years
4Romania67.1years
5Chile66.7years
6Mexico66.5years
7United States of America66.5years
8New Zealand66.4years
9Israel66.0years
10Iceland65.9years
11Estonia65.7years
12Portugal65.4years
13Sweden65.4years
14Switzerland65.0years
15Türkiye64.9years
16Latvia64.7years
17Argentina64.3years
18Australia64.3years
19Ireland64.1years
20Norway64.1years
21Canada64.0years
22Germany63.6years
23United Kingdom63.6years
24Finland63.4years
25Brazil63.3years
26Lithuania63.0years
27Denmark62.5years
28Netherlands62.5years
29Cyprus62.4years
30India62.3years
31People's Republic of China62.0years
32South Africa61.7years
33Italy61.5years
34Bulgaria61.4years
35Malta61.4years
36Czech Republic61.3years
37Luxembourg61.3years
38Spain61.3years
39Croatia61.1years
40France60.8years
41Austria60.8years
42Poland60.6years
43Belgium60.5years
44Russian Federation60.2years
45Slovenia60.1years
46Greece60.0years
47Hungary60.0years
48Slovakia59.9years
49Saudi Arabia53.7years
Showing 49 of 49 countries

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Data Source

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

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