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

The highest recorded value was 74.5 years in 1974.

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

The lowest recorded value was 62.3 years in 2011.

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

Brazil ranks 25th out of 49 countries with data for 2018.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Brazil 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 Brazil

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

Brazil: Average effective age of retirement for women was 63.3 years in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)

63.3 years

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

25th

of 49 countries

All-time high

74.5 years

in 1974

All-time low

62.3 years

in 2011

Years of data

1970–2018

Average effective age of retirement for women in Brazil, 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 Brazil stood at 63.3 years.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average effective age of retirement for women in Brazil peaked at 74.5 years in 1974 and was at its lowest, 62.3 years, in 2011.

Brazil ranks 25th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	73.96 years	73.5 years	74.5 years	10
1980s	71.6 years	69.4 years	73.3 years	10
1990s	64.94 years	63.3 years	68.6 years	10
2000s	64 years	62.8 years	65.6 years	10
2010s	62.89 years	62.3 years	63.5 years	9

Countries ranked near Brazil

22 Germany 63.6 years compare
22 United Kingdom 63.6 years compare
24 Finland 63.4 years compare
26 Lithuania 63 years compare
27 Denmark 62.5 years compare
27 Netherlands 62.5 years compare

See the full ranking of 49 places →

More gender data for Brazil

Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1.23 million (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1.29 million (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1.25 million (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1.30 million (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1.26 million (2025)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 1.31 million (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 1.28 million (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 1.33 million (2025)
Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 1.29 million (2025)
Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 1.35 million (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is average effective age of retirement for women in Brazil?: Average effective age of retirement for women in Brazil was 63.3 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 Brazil?: The highest recorded value was 74.5 years in 1974.
What is the lowest average effective age of retirement for women recorded in Brazil?: The lowest recorded value was 62.3 years in 2011.
How does Brazil rank for average effective age of retirement for women?: Brazil ranks 25th out of 49 countries with data for 2018.
Is average effective age of retirement for women rising or falling in Brazil?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil 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+