Japan vs South Korea: Average effective age of retirement for men
Japan
70.8 years
in 2018
South Korea
72.3 years
in 2018
Japan rank
4th
South Korea rank
2nd
Average effective age of retirement for men over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 72.3 years against 70.8 years in Japan, a difference of 1.5 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 4th and South Korea ranks 2nd of 49 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and South Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.05 years | 66.77 years | 5.28 years | Japan |
| 1980s | 70.27 years | 66.8 years | 3.47 years | Japan |
| 1990s | 70.86 years | 69.97 years | 0.89 years | Japan |
| 2000s | 69.64 years | 69.32 years | 0.32 years | Japan |
| 2010s | 69.79 years | 72.13 years | 2.34 years | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average effective age of retirement for men, Japan or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 72.3 years against 70.8 years in Japan as of 2018.
- What is the difference in average effective age of retirement for men between Japan and South Korea?
- 1.5 years, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for average effective age of retirement for men?
- Japan ranks 4th and South Korea ranks 2nd 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+