Germany vs Italy: Average effective age of retirement for men
Germany
64 years
in 2018
Italy
63.3 years
in 2018
Germany rank
34th
Italy rank
37th
Average effective age of retirement for men over time
- Germany
- Italy
How they compare
Germany currently reports 64 years against 63.3 years in Italy, a difference of 0.7 years.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 34th and Italy ranks 37th of 49 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.94 years | 63.45 years | 1.49 years | Germany |
| 1980s | 62.24 years | 62.12 years | 0.12 years | Germany |
| 1990s | 61.22 years | 60.17 years | 1.05 years | Germany |
| 2000s | 61.41 years | 61.3 years | 0.11 years | Germany |
| 2010s | 62.77 years | 61.68 years | 1.09 years | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average effective age of retirement for men, Germany or Italy?
- Germany, at 64 years against 63.3 years in Italy as of 2018.
- What is the difference in average effective age of retirement for men between Germany and Italy?
- 0.7 years, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do Germany and Italy rank globally for average effective age of retirement for men?
- Germany ranks 34th and Italy ranks 37th 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+