Australia vs Ireland: Average effective age of retirement for men

Australia
65.3 years
in 2018
Ireland
65.6 years
in 2018
Australia rank
25th
Ireland rank
22nd

Average effective age of retirement for men over time

  • Australia
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 65.6 years against 65.3 years in Australia, a difference of 0.3 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ireland ahead.

Australia ranks 25th and Ireland ranks 22nd of 49 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Average effective age of retirement for men
Unit
years
Source
OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
49 places, 2,055 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed

Estimates are based on a weighted average of changes in labour force participation rates by age, for workers 40+