Retirement age (women)
When does the state let a woman retire on a full pension?
Current normal retirement age for women, same definition and source as the men’s field — separate because several countries legislate different ages.
Saudi Arabia leads with 47 years; Denmark sits last at 67 years. Best-for-you first — lower is better here.
Coverage: 49 of ~49 countries this field can reach — OECD Pensions at a Glance CRPLF22, women — same flow and measure as the men’s field
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The full ranking
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 47 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 2 | Turkey | 49 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 3 | China | 55 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 4 | Colombia | 57 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 5 | India | 58 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 6 | Indonesia | 58 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 7 | South Africa | 60 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 8 | Argentina | 60 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 9 | Poland | 60 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 10 | Austria | 60.5 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 11 | Greece | 62 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 12 | Brazil | 62 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 13 | Israel | 62 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 62 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 15 | Hungary | 62 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 16 | Slovenia | 62 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 17 | Romania | 62.2 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 62.2 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 19 | South Korea | 63 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 20 | Costa Rica | 63 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 21 | Slovakia | 63.2 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 22 | Croatia | 63.5 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 23 | Italy | 63.8 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 24 | Switzerland | 64 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 25 | Malta | 64 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 26 | Czech Republic | 64.2 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 27 | France | 64.3 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 28 | Lithuania | 64.3 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 29 | Latvia | 64.8 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 30 | Estonia | 64.8 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 31 | Chile | 65 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 32 | Canada | 65 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 33 | New Zealand | 65 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 34 | Cyprus | 65 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 35 | Japan | 65 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 36 | Mexico | 65 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 37 | Belgium | 65 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 38 | Finland | 65 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 39 | Spain | 65 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 40 | Portugal | 65.3 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 41 | United Kingdom | 66 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 42 | Ireland | 66 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 43 | Sweden | 66 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 44 | Germany | 66.2 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 45 | United States | 66.7 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 46 | Norway | 67 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 47 | Netherlands | 67 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 48 | Australia | 67 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
| 49 | Denmark | 67 years | Checked 6 Sept 2026 |
Regional averages
Europe (30)
64.1 years
Americas (8)
63.0 years
Asia (8)
57.1 years
Unweighted mean of the published values in each region — our aggregation, not an official statistic.
How to read this figure
The women’s twin of the men’s retirement-age field — same OECD definition, kept separate because several countries still legislate different ages for women (often lower, sometimes converging by cohort). Where the two fields agree, the law is sex-neutral; where they differ, that difference is the fact worth reading.
Countries with the lowest retirement age for women · Countries with the highest retirement age for women
How to read this list
Current normal retirement age for women, same definition and source as the men’s field — separate because several countries legislate different ages. 49 countries publish it; the rest are absent from the list rather than shown as zero. All figures were observed in 2024, so the list is a genuine snapshot. Each row still carries its date in the CSV and JSON. Nothing here is estimated or carried forward to fill a gap. This metric is one column of the full dataset.