South Africa vs Spain: Average effective age of retirement for men

South Africa
63.1 years
in 2018
Spain
62.1 years
in 2018
South Africa rank
40th
Spain rank
43rd

Average effective age of retirement for men over time

  • South Africa
  • Spain
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 63.1 years against 62.1 years in Spain, a difference of 1 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1975 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 40th and Spain ranks 43rd of 49 countries.

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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+