What is the difference in average effective age of retirement for men between Brazil and United States?

1.3 years, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?

49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.

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.

Brazil vs United States: Average effective age of retirement for men

Brazil

66.6 years

in 2018

United States

67.9 years

in 2018

Brazil rank

15th

United States rank

12th

Average effective age of retirement for men over time

Brazil
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 67.9 years against 66.6 years in Brazil, a difference of 1.3 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 15th and United States ranks 12th of 49 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	United States	Difference	Ahead
1970s	70.92 years	66.99 years	3.93 years	Brazil
1980s	69.1 years	65.81 years	3.29 years	Brazil
1990s	67.76 years	64.67 years	3.09 years	Brazil
2000s	67.48 years	64.81 years	2.67 years	Brazil
2010s	67.43 years	66.17 years	1.27 years	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average effective age of retirement for men, Brazil or United States?: United States, at 67.9 years against 66.6 years in Brazil as of 2018.
What is the difference in average effective age of retirement for men between Brazil and United States?: 1.3 years, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Brazil and United States rank globally for average effective age of retirement for men?: Brazil ranks 15th and United States ranks 12th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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