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

The highest recorded value was 65.2 years in 1988.

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

The lowest recorded value was 59.6 years in 2009.

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

Greece ranks 46th out of 49 countries with data for 2018.

Is average effective age of retirement for 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 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 Greece

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

Greece: Average effective age of retirement for women was 60 years in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)

60 years

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

46th

of 49 countries

All-time high

65.2 years

in 1988

All-time low

59.6 years

in 2009

Years of data

1970–2018

Average effective age of retirement for women in Greece, 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 Greece stood at 60 years.

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 age of retirement for women in Greece peaked at 65.2 years in 1988 and was at its lowest, 59.6 years, 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	64.2 years	63.3 years	64.6 years	10
1980s	63.73 years	62.5 years	65.2 years	10
1990s	61.26 years	59.8 years	63.5 years	10
2000s	61.15 years	59.6 years	62.7 years	10
2010s	60.06 years	59.9 years	60.3 years	9

Countries ranked near Greece

43 Belgium 60.5 years compare
44 Russia 60.2 years compare
45 Slovenia 60.1 years compare
46 Hungary 60 years compare
48 Slovakia 59.9 years compare
49 Saudi Arabia 53.7 years compare

See the full ranking of 49 places →

More gender data for Greece

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)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 36,042 (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 36,050 (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 38,555 (2025)
Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 38,197 (2025)
Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 40,833 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is average effective age of retirement for women in Greece?: Average effective age of retirement for women in Greece was 60 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 Greece?: The highest recorded value was 65.2 years in 1988.
What is the lowest average effective age of retirement for women recorded in Greece?: The lowest recorded value was 59.6 years in 2009.
How does Greece rank for average effective age of retirement for women?: Greece ranks 46th out of 49 countries with data for 2018.
Is average effective age of retirement for 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 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+