the chart below show average age of men and women retired from work in 7 countries in 2004 and 2008
The given bar graphs provide data for the median
age
of males and females who gave up work in 7 European countries between 2004 and 2008.
Overall
, it can be witnessed that the retirement age
of men
was always higher than their female counterparts in every given nation. Additionally
, it can also
be observed that the most popular age
for leaving work is more than 60 except in Denmark, France, and Italy.
Looking at the figures in further
detail, the oldest age
was attributed to the workers in Sweden in both years
with roughly 63 years
old for men
and 62 respectively for women. Following is the Dutch residents, the numbers of these individuals were nearly 62 years
for males and 61.5 for females in both 2004 and 2008 while
a similar tendency also
occurred in Britain with the average retirement age
being 61.5 and 60 respectively for gentlemen and ladies. On top of that, in Germany, the figures were 60 and 61 for men
in 2004 and 2008 whereas
women usually retire at 59 and 60 in two respective years
.
Turning to the remaining statistics, in terms of Denmark and France, these two nations recorded the low retirement age
with nearly 59 and 58 for both genders in 2004 and 2008. Moreover
, the youngest group was attached to the figure of Italian workers. While
it was 58 years
old that men
chose to give up their jobs, the age
for women was roughly 56.6.Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Writing9 with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
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