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Average effective age of retirement for women in Iceland

Iceland: Average effective age of retirement for women was 65.9 years in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
65.9 years
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
10th
of 49 countries
All-time high
71.1 years
in 1982
All-time low
64.6 years
in 2005
Years of data
39
1980–2018

Average effective age of retirement for women in Iceland, 1980–2018

0204060801980199920181980: 70.7 years1981: 70.8 years1982: 71.1 years1983: 70.3 years1984: 68.3 years1985: 69.3 years1986: 70.2 years1987: 70.3 years1988: 70.5 years1989: 70.6 years1990: 70.8 years1991: 71 years1992: 71.1 years1993: 70.7 years1994: 70 years1995: 69.9 years1996: 67.4 years1997: 68.1 years1998: 68.6 years1999: 67.8 years2000: 66.4 years2001: 66.4 years2002: 67.6 years2003: 65.9 years2004: 65 years2005: 64.6 years2006: 66.2 years2007: 65.5 years2008: 65.5 years2009: 65.4 years2010: 66.4 years2011: 65.7 years2012: 67.2 years2013: 68.3 years2014: 68 years2015: 68.3 years2016: 67.3 years2017: 66.6 years2018: 65.9 years

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

Analysis

Iceland recorded 65.9 years for average effective age of retirement for women in 2018.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average effective age of retirement for women in Iceland peaked at 71.1 years in 1982 and was at its lowest, 64.6 years, in 2005.

That places Iceland 10th out of 49 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 70.21 years 68.3 years 71.1 years 10
1990s 69.54 years 67.4 years 71.1 years 10
2000s 65.85 years 64.6 years 67.6 years 10
2010s 67.08 years 65.7 years 68.3 years 9

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 8 New Zealand 66.4 years compare
  2. 9 Israel 66 years compare
  3. 11 Estonia 65.7 years compare
  4. 12 Portugal 65.4 years compare
  5. 12 Sweden 65.4 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 Iceland?
Average effective age of retirement for women in Iceland was 65.9 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 Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 71.1 years in 1982.
What is the lowest average effective age of retirement for women recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 64.6 years in 2005.
How does Iceland rank for average effective age of retirement for women?
Iceland ranks 10th out of 49 countries with data for 2018.
Is average effective age of retirement for women rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iceland 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+