Which countries’ workers spend the longest (and shortest) in retirement?
- Retirement lengths vary by country.
- There are now more people over the age of 65 than there are under the age of five.
- The World Economic Forum says pension savings must be incentivized to ensure better retirement outcomes.
For the first time, there are now more people over the age of 65 than there are under the age of five, a World Economic Forum report has found.
As a result, there are fewer young people to support the growing number of pensioners around the world, requiring many people to retiring later than they planned
The average expected length for retirement in OECD countries has remained mostly flat in recent years (staying put at around 20 years for women and 18 years for men). Still, lengths can vary widely thanks to factors such as a country’s retirement age or life expectancy. Here are a selection of how retirement lengths stack up throughout the world.
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