Denmark vs India: Average effective age of retirement for women

Denmark
62.5 years
in 2018
India
62.3 years
in 2018
Denmark rank
27th
India rank
30th

Average effective age of retirement for women over time

  • Denmark
  • India
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 62.5 years against 62.3 years in India, a difference of 0.2 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1988 it was India ahead.

Denmark ranks 27th and India ranks 30th of 49 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and India in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark India Difference Ahead
1980s 61.65 years 64.9 years 3.25 years India
1990s 60.17 years 65.04 years 4.87 years India
2000s 61.71 years 67.23 years 5.52 years India
2010s 61.88 years 61.36 years 0.5222 years Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average effective age of retirement for women, Denmark or India?
Denmark, at 62.5 years against 62.3 years in India as of 2018.
What is the difference in average effective age of retirement for women between Denmark and India?
0.2 years, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and India?
31 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2018.
How do Denmark and India rank globally for average effective age of retirement for women?
Denmark ranks 27th and India ranks 30th 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+