Portugal vs Romania: Average effective age of retirement for men
Portugal
68.5 years
in 2018
Romania
68.8 years
in 2018
Portugal rank
10th
Romania rank
9th
Average effective age of retirement for men over time
- Portugal
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 68.8 years against 68.5 years in Portugal, a difference of 0.3 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 10th and Romania ranks 9th of 49 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.51 years | 67.56 years | 3.95 years | Portugal |
| 1980s | 66.8 years | 63.77 years | 3.03 years | Portugal |
| 1990s | 64.11 years | 62.05 years | 2.06 years | Portugal |
| 2000s | 65.47 years | 67.64 years | 2.17 years | Romania |
| 2010s | 67.53 years | 67.58 years | 0.0444 years | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average effective age of retirement for men, Portugal or Romania?
- Romania, at 68.8 years against 68.5 years in Portugal as of 2018.
- What is the difference in average effective age of retirement for men between Portugal and Romania?
- 0.3 years, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do Portugal and Romania rank globally for average effective age of retirement for men?
- Portugal ranks 10th and Romania ranks 9th 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+