Countries With the Lowest Retirement Age, Women
Every country with a figure for retirement age, women, ranked from lowest to highest. The top three are Saudi Arabia (53.7), Slovak Republic (59.9) and Greece (60). 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 | Saudi Arabia | 53.7 | 2017 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2 | Slovak Republic | 59.9 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 3 | Greece | 60 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 4 | Hungary | 60 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 5 | Slovenia | 60.1 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 60.2 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 7 | Belgium | 60.5 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 8 | Poland | 60.6 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 9 | Austria | 60.8 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 10 | France | 60.8 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 11 | Croatia | 61.1 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 12 | Czechia | 61.3 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 13 | Spain | 61.3 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 61.3 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 15 | Bulgaria | 61.4 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 16 | Malta | 61.4 | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 17 | Italy | 61.5 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 18 | South Africa | 61.7 | 2018 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 19 | China | 62 | 2010 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 20 | India | 62.3 | 2018 | South Asia |
| 21 | Cyprus | 62.4 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 22 | Denmark | 62.5 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 23 | Netherlands | 62.5 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 24 | Lithuania | 63 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 25 | Brazil | 63.3 | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 26 | Finland | 63.4 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 27 | Germany | 63.6 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 63.6 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 29 | Canada | 64 | 2018 | North America |
| 30 | Ireland | 64.1 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 31 | Norway | 64.1 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 32 | Argentina | 64.3 | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 33 | Australia | 64.3 | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 34 | Latvia | 64.7 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 35 | Turkiye | 64.9 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 36 | Switzerland | 65 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 37 | Portugal | 65.4 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 38 | Sweden | 65.4 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 39 | Estonia | 65.7 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 40 | Iceland | 65.9 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 41 | Israel | 66 | 2018 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 42 | New Zealand | 66.4 | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 43 | Mexico | 66.5 | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 44 | United States | 66.5 | 2018 | North America |
| 45 | Chile | 66.7 | 2018 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 46 | Romania | 67.1 | 2018 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 47 | Japan | 69.1 | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 48 | Indonesia | 72 | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 49 | Korea, Rep. | 72.3 | 2018 | East Asia & Pacific |
More on retirement age, women
- Countries With the Highest Retirement Age, Women
- Retirement age, women by country: trend over time and what it goes with
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