Who Spends The Most Years in Retirement?

Life Expectancy & Retirement Years We spend a large portion of our lives working and then leave a small portion at the end for retirement. People don't all start at the same age though, and with life expectancy varying by country, the time we spend not working also varies. Years of Retirement Years of Retirement Retirement MEN WOMEN Retirement Age Age 18 Austria 26 19 Luxembourg 24 18 Italy 26 18 France 25 18 Belgiume 24 16 Germany 22 15 Greece 22 16 Spain 21 14 Finland 22 15 Canada 21 16 Netherlands 20 13 Slovenia 23 14 Australia 21 14 Switzerland 21 13 United Kingdom 20 12 Czech Republic 21 11 Slovak Republic 22 14 Ireland 18 13 Sweden 19 13 Norway 18 12 Denmark 19 Poland 21 11 Israel 19 11 New Zealand 17 10 Japan 19 Hungary 18 Portugal 19 10 Iceland 17 10 United States 16 Chile 14 6. Korea 13 8. Turkey 7. Mexico 80 60 40 20 20 40 60 80 Life Expectancy Life Expectancy Source: OECD FlowingData, http://flowingdata.com