The table chart compares the average ages of males and females who retired in 2003 in six distinct nations.
Overall, in all countries, women retired earlier than men. While Korea was the country with the highest retirement ages for both genders, France had the lowest retirement ages.
As can be seen from the chart, Koreans men typically retired when they were 68 years and 8 months old. In contrast, France retired at 57 years and 4 months . Additionally, Japanese, who retired when they were 67 years and 4 months old, the same as Italians. In the United States, males retired at an average age of 65 years 6 months, while Australian males retired slightly earlier , at 64 years 1 month.
Turning to females, in Korea , similar to males, they worked the longest and retired at age 67 and 2 months, closely followed by Japanese and Italian females, both of them retired at 66 years and 9 months. American women stopped working at an average age of 64 years and 2 months, while Australian women retired sooner at 63 years and 5 months. French women gave up work at 67 years and 2 months