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

The highest recorded value was 73.7 years in 1973.

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

The lowest recorded value was 61.2 years in 1999.

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

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

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

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

Where does this Spain 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 Spain

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

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

Latest (2018)

61.3 years

Change on year

down 0.5%

World rank

36th

of 49 countries

All-time high

73.7 years

in 1973

All-time low

61.2 years

in 1999

Years of data

1970–2018

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

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

Analysis

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

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average effective age of retirement for women in Spain peaked at 73.7 years in 1973 and was at its lowest, 61.2 years, in 1999.

Spain 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	70.26 years	63.7 years	73.7 years	10
1980s	64.81 years	63.1 years	66.6 years	10
1990s	63.31 years	61.2 years	65.1 years	10
2000s	62.53 years	61.2 years	63.2 years	10
2010s	62.72 years	61.3 years	63.5 years	9

Countries ranked near Spain

33 Italy 61.5 years compare
34 Bulgaria 61.4 years compare
36 Czechia 61.3 years compare
39 Croatia 61.1 years compare

See the full ranking of 49 places →

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Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 174,083 (2025)
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 166,341 (2025)
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 176,237 (2025)
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 168,163 (2025)
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 178,036 (2025)
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Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 178,725 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is average effective age of retirement for women in Spain?: Average effective age of retirement for women in Spain 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 Spain?: The highest recorded value was 73.7 years in 1973.
What is the lowest average effective age of retirement for women recorded in Spain?: The lowest recorded value was 61.2 years in 1999.
How does Spain rank for average effective age of retirement for women?: Spain ranks 36th out of 49 countries with data for 2018.
Is average effective age of retirement for women rising or falling in Spain?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain 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+