The table presents the average retirement ages for males and females across six countries in 2003.
Overall, it is evident that men retired later than women in each of the countries surveyed, with Korea displaying the highest retirement ages for both genders, in stark contrast to France, where the ages were the lowest.
In 2003, Korean men led the statistics with an average retirement age of 68 years and 8 months, followed closely by the Japanese and Italian males at 67 years and 4 months. The United States and Australia recorded retirement ages of 65 years and 6 months and 64 years and 1 month, respectively. Conversely, French men retired the earliest, at an average age of 57 years and 4 months.
Regarding women’s retirement ages, those in Korea retired at 67 years and 2 months, the highest among the nations examined. Japanese and Italian women followed closely, retiring at an average age of 66 years and 2 months. In contrast, American females retired at 64 years and 9 months, while Australian left the workforce slightly earlier at 63 years and 5 months. French women had the earliest retirement age, averaging 56 years and 9 months.