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

The highest recorded value was 65.5 years in 1975.

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

The lowest recorded value was 57.6 years in 1997.

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

Luxembourg ranks 36th out of 49 countries with data for 2018.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Luxembourg 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 Luxembourg

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

Luxembourg: Average effective age of retirement for women was 61.3 years in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)

61.3 years

Change on year

up 0.8%

World rank

36th

of 49 countries

All-time high

65.5 years

in 1975

All-time low

57.6 years

in 1997

Years of data

1970–2018

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

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

Analysis

Luxembourg recorded 61.3 years for average effective age of retirement for women in 2018.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average effective age of retirement for women in Luxembourg peaked at 65.5 years in 1975 and was at its lowest, 57.6 years, in 1997.

Luxembourg ranks 36th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	64.43 years	63.2 years	65.5 years	10
1980s	61.67 years	59.9 years	64 years	10
1990s	58.78 years	57.6 years	60.4 years	10
2000s	60.01 years	57.8 years	61.9 years	10
2010s	60.13 years	58.5 years	61.8 years	9

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

33 Italy 61.5 years compare
34 Bulgaria 61.4 years compare
34 Malta 61.4 years compare
36 Czechia 61.3 years compare
36 Spain 61.3 years compare
39 Croatia 61.1 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 Luxembourg?: Average effective age of retirement for women in Luxembourg was 61.3 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 Luxembourg?: The highest recorded value was 65.5 years in 1975.
What is the lowest average effective age of retirement for women recorded in Luxembourg?: The lowest recorded value was 57.6 years in 1997.
How does Luxembourg rank for average effective age of retirement for women?: Luxembourg ranks 36th out of 49 countries with data for 2018.
Is average effective age of retirement for women rising or falling in Luxembourg?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Luxembourg 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+