What is the difference in average effective age of retirement for women between New Zealand and United States of America?

0.1 years, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States of America?

49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.

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.

New Zealand vs United States of America: Average effective age of retirement for women

New Zealand

66.4 years

in 2018

United States of America

66.5 years

in 2018

New Zealand rank

8th

United States of America rank

6th

Average effective age of retirement for women over time

New Zealand
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 66.5 years against 66.4 years in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 6th of 49 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1970s	66.78 years	66.54 years	0.24 years	New Zealand
1980s	62.59 years	65.65 years	3.06 years	United States of America
1990s	60.79 years	64.1 years	3.31 years	United States of America
2000s	62.81 years	63.7 years	0.89 years	United States of America
2010s	66.38 years	65.27 years	1.11 years	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average effective age of retirement for women, New Zealand or United States of America?: United States of America, at 66.5 years against 66.4 years in New Zealand as of 2018.
What is the difference in average effective age of retirement for women between New Zealand and United States of America?: 0.1 years, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States of America?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do New Zealand and United States of America rank globally for average effective age of retirement for women?: New Zealand ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 6th 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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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: 28 August 2026

Estimates are based on a weighted average of changes in labour force participation rates by age, for workers 40+