Brazil vs Denmark: Average effective age of retirement for women

Brazil
63.3 years
in 2018
Denmark
62.5 years
in 2018
Brazil rank
25th
Denmark rank
27th

Average effective age of retirement for women over time

  • Brazil
  • Denmark
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 63.3 years against 62.5 years in Denmark, a difference of 0.8 years.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 25th and Denmark ranks 27th of 49 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Denmark Difference Ahead
1970s 73.96 years 65.04 years 8.92 years Brazil
1980s 71.6 years 63.36 years 8.24 years Brazil
1990s 64.94 years 60.17 years 4.77 years Brazil
2000s 64 years 61.71 years 2.29 years Brazil
2010s 62.89 years 61.88 years 1.01 years Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average effective age of retirement for women, Brazil or Denmark?
Brazil, at 63.3 years against 62.5 years in Denmark as of 2018.
What is the difference in average effective age of retirement for women between Brazil and Denmark?
0.8 years, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Denmark?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Denmark rank globally for average effective age of retirement for women?
Brazil ranks 25th and Denmark ranks 27th 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 women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Average effective age of retirement for women
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+