Greece vs Spain: Average effective age of retirement for men

Greece
61.7 years
in 2018
Spain
62.1 years
in 2018
Greece rank
44th
Spain rank
43rd

Average effective age of retirement for men over time

  • Greece
  • Spain
0204060197019942018

How they compare

Spain currently reports 62.1 years against 61.7 years in Greece, a difference of 0.4 years.

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

Greece ranks 44th and Spain ranks 43rd of 49 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 66.62 years 67.2 years 0.58 years Spain
1980s 65.15 years 63.94 years 1.21 years Greece
1990s 63.34 years 61.59 years 1.75 years Greece
2000s 62.55 years 61.38 years 1.17 years Greece
2010s 61.8 years 62.22 years 0.4222 years Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average effective age of retirement for men, Greece or Spain?
Spain, at 62.1 years against 61.7 years in Greece as of 2018.
What is the difference in average effective age of retirement for men between Greece and Spain?
0.4 years, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Spain?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Greece and Spain rank globally for average effective age of retirement for men?
Greece ranks 44th and Spain ranks 43rd 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Greece vs Spain: Average effective age of retirement for men. Statizoid, drawing on OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 25 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/average-effective-retirement-men/greece/spain/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/average-effective-retirement-men/greece/spain/">Greece vs Spain: Average effective age of retirement for men</a> β€” Statizoid

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+