Countries With the Highest Retirement Age, Men
Every country with a figure for retirement age, men, ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are Indonesia (73), Korea, Rep. (72.3) and Mexico (71.3). The middle country of the 49 has 65.3.
What this measures
Average effective age of retirement, men, in years. Source: OECD. For this measure, no agreed better direction.
The age at which men actually stop working, averaged over five years, not the official pension age. It comes from a 2018 release that Our World in Data keeps as a snapshot, so the series ends there. Men's and women's ages are treated as measuring the same thing.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2010–2018. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Retirement age, men | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 73 | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 2 | Korea, Rep. | 72.3 | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 3 | Mexico | 71.3 | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 4 | Japan | 70.8 | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 5 | Chile | 70 | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 6 | India | 69.8 | 2018 | South Asia |
| 7 | New Zealand | 69.8 | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 8 | Israel | 69.4 | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 9 | Romania | 68.8 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 10 | Portugal | 68.5 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 11 | Iceland | 68.1 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 12 | United States | 67.9 | 2018 | North America |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 67.6 | 2017 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 14 | China | 66.8 | 2010 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 15 | Argentina | 66.6 | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 16 | Brazil | 66.6 | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 17 | Switzerland | 66.4 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 18 | Sweden | 66.4 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 19 | Turkiye | 66.3 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 20 | Norway | 66.1 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 21 | Latvia | 65.7 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 22 | Ireland | 65.6 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 23 | Canada | 65.5 | 2018 | North America |
| 24 | Estonia | 65.5 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 25 | Australia | 65.3 | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 26 | Netherlands | 65.2 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 27 | Denmark | 65.1 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 28 | Cyprus | 64.9 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 64.7 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 64.7 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 31 | Finland | 64.3 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 32 | Lithuania | 64.3 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 33 | Malta | 64.2 | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 34 | Germany | 64 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 35 | Austria | 63.5 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 36 | Hungary | 63.4 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 37 | Italy | 63.3 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 38 | Czechia | 63.2 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 39 | Russian Federation | 63.2 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 40 | Slovenia | 63.1 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 41 | South Africa | 63.1 | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 42 | Poland | 62.8 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 43 | Spain | 62.1 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 44 | Greece | 61.7 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 45 | Croatia | 61.7 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 46 | Belgium | 61.6 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 47 | Slovak Republic | 61.1 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 48 | France | 60.8 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 49 | Luxembourg | 60.5 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
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