The bar charts compare the average retirement of men and women in seven countries in 2004 to 2008.
Overall, it is clearly seen that in almost countries, the average age of men retiring was higher than women. Moreover, the Netherlands,Sweden and UK were three countries where both genders retired at the highest age, compared to other countries.
In 2004, the average man chose to retire in Sweden appeared to be the highest number,with nearly 63 years old, followed by Netherlands and UK with 62 and 61 years old, respectively. Meanwhile, in France this number was lowest, with only 59 years old. Compared to 2008 , the retirement age of men of three countries which were mentioned in 2004 and Denmark observed a minimal increase, with nearly a half of a year. Meanwhile, Germany experienced a dramatic growth in the retirement age, from 61 to 62 years old. Lastly, France, where had the lowest retirement age of man in 2004, saw a slight increase with only a quarter of a year.
On the other hand, there was also an upward trend in the retirement age of women in all almost countries except for France and Italy, with the highest number belonging to Sweden while the opposite was Denmark. In contrast, the resignation age of woman in France remained steady at between 58 and 59 years old. Finally, only Italy observed a slight decrease in the average age women retiring, with almost 1 year.