The given table illustrate information about the average of men and women from six countries (Australia, the United States, Japan, Italy, France, and Korea) who retired in 2003.
In general, on average, men stayed in the workforce longer than their female counterparts in all given countries. In addition, Korea had the highest average retirement age for both sexes, whereas the opposite was true in the case of France.
As for men in 2003, Korean men typically retired at 68 years and 8 months, closely followed by Japanese men, who did it at the average age of 67 years and 4 months. The United States saw men retiring at an average age of 65 years and 6 months, while Australian men became retirees slightly earlier at 64 years and 1 month. Conversely, Italy and France exhibit comparatively lower retirement ages. The average retirement ages of Italian males and females were 58 years. The earliest average retirement age for men was in France, where they retired at 57 years and 4 months.
In the term of women, the longest duration of employment for women can be observed in Korea at the average age of 67 years and 2 months old. Moreover, Japanese women workers, who typically exited the workforce at 66 years and 9 months. American women tended to stop working at an average age of 64 years and 2 months, with Australian women retiring slightly sooner at 63 years and 5 months. The average retirement ages of Italian females were 57 years. French women had the earliest retirement, stepping away from their careers at an average age of 56 years and 9 months.