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Average effective age of retirement for women in Cyprus

Cyprus: Average effective age of retirement for women was 62.4 years in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
62.4 years
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
29th
of 49 countries
All-time high
71.2 years
in 1987
All-time low
59.5 years
in 1997
Years of data
38
1981–2018

Average effective age of retirement for women in Cyprus, 1981–2018

0204060801981199920181981: 70.9 years1982: 70.9 years1983: 71 years1984: 71 years1985: 71.1 years1986: 71.1 years1987: 71.2 years1988: 71.2 years1989: 65.8 years1990: 65.1 years1991: 66.1 years1992: 64.9 years1993: 63.8 years1994: 62.9 years1995: 62.1 years1996: 60.4 years1997: 59.5 years1998: 59.6 years1999: 59.8 years2000: 62.2 years2001: 64.4 years2002: 63.7 years2003: 61.9 years2004: 61.3 years2005: 62.2 years2006: 59.9 years2007: 61.7 years2008: 62.2 years2009: 59.9 years2010: 60.2 years2011: 61 years2012: 62.2 years2013: 61.9 years2014: 63 years2015: 63 years2016: 61.8 years2017: 61.4 years2018: 62.4 years

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

Analysis

In 2018, average effective age of retirement for women in Cyprus stood at 62.4 years.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average effective age of retirement for women in Cyprus peaked at 71.2 years in 1987 and was at its lowest, 59.5 years, in 1997.

Cyprus ranks 29th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 70.47 years 65.8 years 71.2 years 9
1990s 62.42 years 59.5 years 66.1 years 10
2000s 61.94 years 59.9 years 64.4 years 10
2010s 61.88 years 60.2 years 63 years 9

Countries ranked near Cyprus

  1. 26 Lithuania 63 years compare
  2. 27 Denmark 62.5 years compare
  3. 27 Netherlands 62.5 years compare
  4. 30 India 62.3 years compare
  5. 31 China 62 years compare
  6. 32 South Africa 61.7 years compare

See the full ranking of 49 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average effective age of retirement for women in Cyprus?
Average effective age of retirement for women in Cyprus was 62.4 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 Cyprus?
The highest recorded value was 71.2 years in 1987.
What is the lowest average effective age of retirement for women recorded in Cyprus?
The lowest recorded value was 59.5 years in 1997.
How does Cyprus rank for average effective age of retirement for women?
Cyprus ranks 29th out of 49 countries with data for 2018.
Is average effective age of retirement for women rising or falling in Cyprus?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Cyprus 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

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