Austria vs Germany: Average effective age of retirement for men
Austria
63.5 years
in 2018
Germany
64 years
in 2018
Austria rank
35th
Germany rank
34th
Average effective age of retirement for men over time
- Austria
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 64 years against 63.5 years in Austria, a difference of 0.5 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 35th and Germany ranks 34th of 49 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.02 years | 64.94 years | 1.08 years | Austria |
| 1980s | 63.07 years | 62.24 years | 0.83 years | Austria |
| 1990s | 61.53 years | 61.22 years | 0.31 years | Austria |
| 2000s | 59.14 years | 61.41 years | 2.27 years | Germany |
| 2010s | 61.77 years | 62.77 years | 1 years | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average effective age of retirement for men, Austria or Germany?
- Germany, at 64 years against 63.5 years in Austria as of 2018.
- What is the difference in average effective age of retirement for men between Austria and Germany?
- 0.5 years, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do Austria and Germany rank globally for average effective age of retirement for men?
- Austria ranks 35th and Germany ranks 34th of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Average effective age of retirement for men. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimates are based on a weighted average of changes in labour force participation rates by age, for workers 40+