What is the highest average effective age of retirement for women recorded in Austria?

The highest recorded value was 65.4 years in 1974.

What is the lowest average effective age of retirement for women recorded in Austria?

The lowest recorded value was 57.3 years in 2009.

How does Austria rank for average effective age of retirement for women?

Austria ranks 40th out of 49 countries with data for 2018.

Is average effective age of retirement for women rising or falling in Austria?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Austria data come from?

The figures come from OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average effective age of retirement for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Average effective age of retirement for women in Austria

Name: Average effective age of retirement for women in Austria
Creator: OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Austria: Average effective age of retirement for women was 60.8 years in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)

60.8 years

Change on year

down 0.5%

World rank

40th

of 49 countries

All-time high

65.4 years

in 1974

All-time low

57.3 years

in 2009

Years of data

1970–2018

Average effective age of retirement for women in Austria, 1970–2018

Source: OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2018, average effective age of retirement for women in Austria stood at 60.8 years.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average effective age of retirement for women in Austria peaked at 65.4 years in 1974 and was at its lowest, 57.3 years, in 2009.

Austria ranks 40th of 49 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	64.49 years	63 years	65.4 years	10
1980s	61.43 years	60.7 years	62.6 years	10
1990s	59.96 years	59.1 years	60.8 years	10
2000s	58.27 years	57.3 years	59.1 years	10
2010s	59.83 years	57.8 years	61.1 years	9

Countries ranked near Austria

39 Croatia 61.1 years compare
40 France 60.8 years compare
42 Poland 60.6 years compare
43 Belgium 60.5 years compare

See the full ranking of 49 places →

More gender data for Austria

Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 36,924 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 38,967 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 37,367 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 39,417 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 39,142 (2025)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 41,270 (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 41,702 (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 43,962 (2025)
Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 42,345 (2025)
Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 44,621 (2025)

All data for Austria →

Frequently asked questions

What is average effective age of retirement for women in Austria?: Average effective age of retirement for women in Austria was 60.8 years in 2018, according to OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest average effective age of retirement for women recorded in Austria?: The highest recorded value was 65.4 years in 1974.
What is the lowest average effective age of retirement for women recorded in Austria?: The lowest recorded value was 57.3 years in 2009.
How does Austria rank for average effective age of retirement for women?: Austria ranks 40th out of 49 countries with data for 2018.
Is average effective age of retirement for women rising or falling in Austria?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Austria data come from?: The figures come from OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average effective age of retirement for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 07 August 2026

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