The table illustrates the average number of males and females’ retirement age in six different countries in 2003.
Overall, there were six countries (Australia, Unites States, Japan, Italy, France and Korea). In France, people were taking retirement very earlier compared to the other 5 countries about 57 years and 4 months, and also they were dominant in the both side from retiring in young age. The latest one was Korea’s population, their result also was high in both males and females.
First of all, men were retired lately in each of the countries. In Australia, they were retired on their 64 years and 1 months. In United States and Japan had 22 months difference in 2003. For US, that was 65 years and 6 months, and for Japan, that was 67 years and 4 months. Italy and France had lower difference in overall retirement ages about 10 months. 58 years and 2 months, and 57 years and 4 months. Last one was highest result in this table about 68 years and 8 months in Korea.
Women. Australia and US had middle result of women’s retirement about 63 years and 5 months. In US, that was about 9 months later approximately 64 years and 2 months. Japan and France had exactly 2 years difference in women’s category. There were about 66 years and 9 months for Japan, and in France, that was 56 years and 9 months. That was the highest difference in 2003. Second highest difference happened between Italy and Korea about 1 year and 11 months. 57 years and 3 months, as well as 67 years and 2 months.