Average effective retirement women in Greece
Greece: Average effective retirement women was 60 in 2018. ▼ Falling
Latest (2018)
60
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
46th
of 49 countries
All-time high
65.2
in 1988
All-time low
59.6
in 2009
Years of data
49
1970–2018
Average effective retirement women in Greece, 1970–2018
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2018, average effective retirement women in Greece stood at 60.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average effective retirement women in Greece peaked at 65.2 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 59.6, in 2009.
Greece ranks 46th 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.
Average effective retirement women in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 64.6 | — |
| 1971 | 64.6 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 64.5 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 64.5 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 64.4 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 64.3 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 64.3 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 63.9 | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 63.6 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 63.3 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 63 | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 62.7 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 62.6 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 62.5 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 63.4 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 65.1 | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 64.7 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 64.5 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 65.2 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 63.6 | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 60.9 | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 60.3 | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 60.7 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 60.6 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 59.8 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 60.8 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 63.5 | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 61.4 | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 61.6 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 63 | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 62.7 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 61.2 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 61 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 61.3 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 61.3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 61.2 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 61.6 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 61.2 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 60.4 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 59.6 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 60.3 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 59.9 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 60.3 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 60 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 59.9 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 60.2 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 59.9 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 60 | +0.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 60 is below the median for high income countries, which is 63, 95% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Greece's 60 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 62.45, 96% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.2 | 63.3 | 64.6 | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.73 | 62.5 | 65.2 | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.26 | 59.8 | 63.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.15 | 59.6 | 62.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.06 | 59.9 | 60.3 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More gender data for Greece
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,138 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.1 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,584 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,584 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.2295 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 33,028 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 35,271 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 33,346 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 35,681 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 33,703 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average effective retirement women in Greece?
- Average effective retirement women in Greece was 60 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average effective retirement women recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2 in 1988.
- What is the lowest average effective retirement women recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6 in 2009.
- How does Greece rank for average effective retirement women?
- Greece ranks 46th out of 49 countries with data for 2018.
- Is average effective retirement women rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average effective retirement women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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