Israel, Iceland, and Norway had the highest current retirement ages worldwide of the 45 countries included at 67 years. Meanwhile, Indonesia had the highest effective retirement age at 69.
Current and effective retirement age worldwide in 2020
Characteristic
Current retirement age
Effective retirement age
Argentina
65
62
Austria
65
62
Belgium
65
61
Brazil
62
62
Canada
65
64
Chile
65
65
China
60
66
Colombia
62
67
Costa Rica
62
67
Czechia
64
63
Denmark
66
64
Estonia
64
64
EU average
64
63
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