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

The highest recorded value was 68.2 years in 1970.

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

The lowest recorded value was 55.3 years in 1998.

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

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

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

Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Hungary 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 Hungary

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

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

Latest (2018)

60 years

Change on year

down 0.3%

World rank

46th

of 49 countries

All-time high

68.2 years

in 1970

All-time low

55.3 years

in 1998

Years of data

1970–2018

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

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

Analysis

Hungary recorded 60 years for average effective age of retirement for women in 2018.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average effective age of retirement for women in Hungary peaked at 68.2 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 55.3 years, in 1998.

That places Hungary 46th out of 49 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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	64.21 years	62 years	68.2 years	10
1980s	60.12 years	59.1 years	61.8 years	10
1990s	57.31 years	55.3 years	59 years	10
2000s	56.97 years	55.6 years	58.9 years	10
2010s	59.8 years	58.8 years	60.7 years	9

Countries ranked near Hungary

43 Belgium 60.5 years compare
44 Russia 60.2 years compare
45 Slovenia 60.1 years compare
46 Greece 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 Hungary

Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 40,978 (2025)
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 43,464 (2025)
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 41,415 (2025)
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 43,931 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 42,773 (2025)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 45,335 (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 44,978 (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 47,630 (2025)
Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 45,947 (2025)
Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 48,673 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is average effective age of retirement for women in Hungary?: Average effective age of retirement for women in Hungary 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 Hungary?: The highest recorded value was 68.2 years in 1970.
What is the lowest average effective age of retirement for women recorded in Hungary?: The lowest recorded value was 55.3 years in 1998.
How does Hungary rank for average effective age of retirement for women?: Hungary ranks 46th out of 49 countries with data for 2018.
Is average effective age of retirement for women rising or falling in Hungary?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hungary 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+