Two bar charts below illustrate the average age of two genders retired from work in seven nations between 2004 and 2008.
Overall, In both years and genders, Sweden is still the nation which had employees retired in the oldest age. On the other side, France had workers who retired at the youngest age compared to 7 countries on the chart.
The number of men in Sweden in both 2004 and 2008 chose to retire at the age 63, staying on the peak in both years. Males in Netherlands, UK and Denmark in 2004 chose to stop working at the age around 62 which is still the average age of men in Denmark and UK at 2008. However, the Netherlands’ average age experienced an increase to 63. In Germany, men chose to retire from work at the age 61; Nevertheless, in 2008, the age slightly surged to 62. Males in Italy retired from work at 60 in both years. France’s men chose to stop working at the age around 58 and 59 in both 2004 and 2008, which is the lowest age compared to other nations on board.
Women in Sweden also stayed at the highest average age choosing to stop their career paths, at about 63 years old in both 2004 and 2008. Netherlands stayed in second place, females here chose to stop working at around 62 years old. UK and Germany’ women in 2004 and 2008 chose to retire at the age 61. The number of women in Italy and Denmark who chose to stop their work fluctuated around 59 and 60 years old in two years (2004, 2008). Not only males but females in France also retired at around 58 to 59 years old.