Countries With the Highest Retirement Age, Women
Every country with a figure for retirement age, women, ranked from highest to lowest. The top three are Korea, Rep. (72.3), Indonesia (72) and Japan (69.1). The middle country of the 49 has 63.3.
What this measures
Average effective age of retirement, women, in years. Source: OECD. For this measure, no agreed better direction.
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, women | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korea, Rep. | 72.3 | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 2 | Indonesia | 72 | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 3 | Japan | 69.1 | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 4 | Romania | 67.1 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 5 | Chile | 66.7 | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 6 | Mexico | 66.5 | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 7 | United States | 66.5 | 2018 | North America |
| 8 | New Zealand | 66.4 | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 9 | Israel | 66 | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 10 | Iceland | 65.9 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 11 | Estonia | 65.7 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 12 | Portugal | 65.4 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 13 | Sweden | 65.4 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 14 | Switzerland | 65 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 15 | Turkiye | 64.9 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 16 | Latvia | 64.7 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 17 | Argentina | 64.3 | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 18 | Australia | 64.3 | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 19 | Ireland | 64.1 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 20 | Norway | 64.1 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 21 | Canada | 64 | 2018 | North America |
| 22 | Germany | 63.6 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 63.6 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 24 | Finland | 63.4 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 25 | Brazil | 63.3 | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 26 | Lithuania | 63 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 27 | Denmark | 62.5 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 28 | Netherlands | 62.5 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 29 | Cyprus | 62.4 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 30 | India | 62.3 | 2018 | South Asia |
| 31 | China | 62 | 2010 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 32 | South Africa | 61.7 | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 33 | Italy | 61.5 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 61.4 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 35 | Malta | 61.4 | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 36 | Czechia | 61.3 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 37 | Spain | 61.3 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 61.3 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 39 | Croatia | 61.1 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 40 | Austria | 60.8 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 41 | France | 60.8 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 42 | Poland | 60.6 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 43 | Belgium | 60.5 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 44 | Russian Federation | 60.2 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 45 | Slovenia | 60.1 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 46 | Greece | 60 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 47 | Hungary | 60 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 48 | Slovak Republic | 59.9 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 49 | Saudi Arabia | 53.7 | 2017 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
More on retirement age, women
- Countries With the Lowest Retirement Age, Women
- Retirement age, women by country: trend over time and what it goes with
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