A glance at the provided table delineates the ages at which males and females in 6 different countries decided to retire in the year 2003.
Overall, across all given countries, males tended to work longer than females a year before retiring and there was a similarity between Japan and Italy in the retirement ages for both genders. Another salient feature is that French individuals retired earliest while Koreans had the most extended years of work.
Standing at 68 years and 8 months, the duration of employment for males in Korea was the longest of all, followed by Japan and Italy, at the same figures, which were 67 years and 4 months. Similarly, the numbers for Australian men and US men showed a statistic of 64 years 1 month and 65 years 6 months, respectively, whereas France had a modest number with 57 years 4 months, less than 10 years compared to those of Japan and Italy.
Korea females, again, occupied the top rank with their male counterparts, as they retired at 67 years 2 months. At the second rank in terms of the duration of working, with 66 years and 9 months, both women in Japan and Italy retired at the same age. Female retirement age in the US was almost exactly the same as Australian males with 64 years 2 months, which was 8 months higher than that of Australian females. Notably, 56 years and 9 months of women’s age were allowed to retire, pushing them to the shortest amount of time across the countries studied.