Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? by country
Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.
Countries reporting
187
Highest
1
Afghanistan
Lowest
0
Vietnam
Median
1
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
10,152
What the numbers show
Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? is currently reported for 187 countries. The highest value is 1 in Afghanistan; the lowest is 0 in Vietnam.
The median across all reporting countries is 1, and the mean is 0.9251.
Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same?: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Albania | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Argentina | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Armenia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Australia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Burundi | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Benin | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahamas | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Belarus | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Belize | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bolivia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Barbados | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brunei | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bhutan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Botswana | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Central African Republic | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Canada | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cameroon | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Congo | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Colombia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Comoros | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cape Verde | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Czechia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Djibouti | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominica | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ecuador | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Egypt | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Eritrea | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ethiopia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Fiji | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Micronesia (country) | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gabon | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Georgia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Ghana | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guinea | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Gambia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Greece | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Grenada | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guatemala | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guyana | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Honduras | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Haiti | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Indonesia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | India | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ireland | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iceland | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jamaica | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Jordan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Japan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kenya | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cambodia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kiribati | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Korea | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Laos | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lebanon | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Liberia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Lucia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lesotho | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lithuania | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Morocco | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Madagascar | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Maldives | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mexico | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Marshall Islands | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mali | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Myanmar | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Montenegro | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Mongolia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mauritania | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Mauritius | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malawi | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malaysia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Namibia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Niger | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nigeria | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nepal | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Oman | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Pakistan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Panama | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Peru | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Philippines | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palau | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Papua New Guinea | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Puerto Rico | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Paraguay | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Qatar | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Russia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Rwanda | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Sudan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Senegal | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Solomon Islands | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | El Salvador | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | San Marino | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Somalia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Serbia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | South Sudan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Suriname | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sweden | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Eswatini | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Seychelles | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Syria | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chad | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Togo | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Thailand | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tajikistan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | East Timor | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tonga | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tunisia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turkey | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tanzania | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uganda | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ukraine | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Uruguay | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United States | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Venezuela | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Vanuatu | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Samoa | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Yemen | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | South Africa | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Zambia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kosovo | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 174 | Angola | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 174 | China | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Algeria | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Iran | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Iraq | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 174 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 174 | Libya | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Moldova | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Mozambique | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Poland | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Romania | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Slovakia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Vietnam | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
About this data
Data on the legal rights that affects women's economic empowerment.