What is the difference in average effective age of retirement for men between Norway and Switzerland?

0.3 years, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?

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.

Norway vs Switzerland: Average effective age of retirement for men

Norway

66.1 years

in 2018

Switzerland

66.4 years

in 2018

Norway rank

20th

Switzerland rank

17th

Average effective age of retirement for men over time

Norway
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 66.4 years against 66.1 years in Norway, a difference of 0.3 years.

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

Norway ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 17th of 49 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Norway	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	67.27 years	70.74 years	3.47 years	Switzerland
1980s	65.96 years	68.22 years	2.26 years	Switzerland
1990s	64.23 years	66.65 years	2.42 years	Switzerland
2000s	63.78 years	65.39 years	1.61 years	Switzerland
2010s	65.04 years	65.82 years	0.7778 years	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average effective age of retirement for men, Norway or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 66.4 years against 66.1 years in Norway as of 2018.
What is the difference in average effective age of retirement for men between Norway and Switzerland?: 0.3 years, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Switzerland?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Norway and Switzerland rank globally for average effective age of retirement for men?: Norway ranks 20th and Switzerland ranks 17th 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+