Average effective retirement men in Switzerland

Switzerland: Average effective retirement men was 66.4 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
66.4
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
17th
of 49 countries
All-time high
71.9
in 1970
All-time low
64.3
in 2003
Years of data
49
1970–2018

Average effective retirement men in Switzerland, 1970–2018

020406080197019942018

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2018, average effective retirement men in Switzerland stood at 66.4.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average effective retirement men in Switzerland peaked at 71.9 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 64.3, in 2003.

That places Switzerland 17th out of 49 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.

Average effective retirement men in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Average effective retirement men in Switzerland, 1970 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1970 71.9 —
1971 71.6 -0.4%
1972 71.3 -0.4%
1973 71.1 -0.3%
1974 70.9 -0.3%
1975 70.6 -0.4%
1976 70.4 -0.3%
1977 70.1 -0.4%
1978 69.9 -0.3%
1979 69.6 -0.4%
1980 69.4 -0.3%
1981 69.1 -0.4%
1982 68.8 -0.4%
1983 68.5 -0.4%
1984 68.2 -0.4%
1985 67.9 -0.4%
1986 67.8 -0.1%
1987 67.6 -0.3%
1988 67.5 -0.1%
1989 67.4 -0.1%
1990 67.3 -0.1%
1991 67.2 -0.1%
1992 67.1 -0.1%
1993 66.8 -0.4%
1994 66.4 -0.6%
1995 66.7 +0.5%
1996 66.9 +0.3%
1997 65.9 -1.5%
1998 66.3 +0.6%
1999 65.9 -0.6%
2000 65.6 -0.5%
2001 65.6 +0.0%
2002 66.4 +1.2%
2003 64.3 -3.2%
2004 65.7 +2.2%
2005 65 -1.1%
2006 64.5 -0.8%
2007 64.8 +0.5%
2008 66.5 +2.6%
2009 65.5 -1.5%
2010 65.1 -0.6%
2011 65.7 +0.9%
2012 66.1 +0.6%
2013 65.8 -0.5%
2014 65.9 +0.2%
2015 65.7 -0.3%
2016 66 +0.5%
2017 65.7 -0.5%
2018 66.4 +1.1%

Switzerland compared with similar countries

  • Switzerland's 66.4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 64.9, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Switzerland's 66.4 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64.3, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 70.74 69.6 71.9 10
1980s 68.22 67.4 69.4 10
1990s 66.65 65.9 67.3 10
2000s 65.39 64.3 66.5 10
2010s 65.82 65.1 66.4 9

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 14 China 66.8 compare
  2. 15 Argentina 66.6 compare
  3. 15 Brazil 66.6 compare
  4. 17 Sweden 66.4 compare
  5. 19 Turkey 66.3 compare
  6. 20 Norway 66.1 compare

See the full ranking of 49 places →

More reference data data for Switzerland

All data for Switzerland →

Frequently asked questions

What is average effective retirement men in Switzerland?
Average effective retirement men in Switzerland was 66.4 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest average effective retirement men recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 71.9 in 1970.
What is the lowest average effective retirement men recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 64.3 in 2003.
How does Switzerland rank for average effective retirement men?
Switzerland ranks 17th out of 49 countries with data for 2018.
Is average effective retirement men rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average effective retirement men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 49 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Average effective retirement men in Switzerland. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/average-effective-retirement-men/switzerland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/average-effective-retirement-men/switzerland/">Average effective retirement men in Switzerland</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Average effective retirement men
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
49 places, 2,055 data points, 1970–2018
Last refreshed