Sweden vs Turkey: Average effective age of retirement for men
Sweden
66.4 years
in 2018
Turkey
66.3 years
in 2018
Sweden rank
17th
Turkey rank
19th
Average effective age of retirement for men over time
- Sweden
- Turkey
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 66.4 years against 66.3 years in Turkey, a difference of 0.1 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Turkey ahead.
Sweden ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 19th of 49 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.52 years | 68.83 years | 2.31 years | Turkey |
| 1980s | 64.22 years | 64.83 years | 0.61 years | Turkey |
| 1990s | 63.8 years | 63.32 years | 0.48 years | Sweden |
| 2000s | 64.55 years | 62.82 years | 1.73 years | Sweden |
| 2010s | 65.84 years | 64.76 years | 1.09 years | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average effective age of retirement for men, Sweden or Turkey?
- Sweden, at 66.4 years against 66.3 years in Turkey as of 2018.
- What is the difference in average effective age of retirement for men between Sweden and Turkey?
- 0.1 years, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Turkey?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
- How do Sweden and Turkey rank globally for average effective age of retirement for men?
- Sweden ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 19th 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+