State pension age by country
Last reviewed: 9 October 2026
The statutory age at which the state old-age pension can be claimed, and how it changes by year of birth. Pick a country for the full list of rules, each with its official source.
| Country | Statutory pension age in 2026 | Highest age already set in law or official publication | Scheduled path of the age | Early retirement (national rule) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 66 years 4 months (born 1960) | 67 years (born 1964 or later) | Rises by 2 months per birth year: 66 years 2 months (born 1959), 66 years 4 months (1960), 66 years 6 months (1961), 66 years 8 months (1962), 66 years 10 months (1963). Born 1964 or later: 67 years. | From age 63 with 35 years' insurance |
| Netherlands | 67 years | 67 years 3 months (2028 to 2031) | 67 years in 2025, 2026 and 2027; 67 years and 3 months in 2028 to 2031. The age is set each year for five years ahead, based on CBS life expectancy figures. | ⚠ Not yet verified |
| United Kingdom | Statutory old-age pension, Great Britain: 66 years + 1 to 11 months (born 1960 to 1961) | Statutory old-age pension, Great Britain: 68 years (born after 5 April 1978) | Statutory old-age pension, Great Britain: 67 years for people born from 6 March 1961 to 5 April 1977. For people born from 6 April 1977 to 5 April 1978 it is reached on fixed dates from 6 May 2044 to 6 March 2046. 68 years for people born after 5 April 1978. | Statutory old-age pension, Great Britain: None |
| France | 62 years 9 months (born 1963 to March 1965) | 64 years (born from 1 January 1969) | 62 years 9 months (born 1 January 1963 to 31 March 1965); 63 years (1 April to 31 December 1965); 63 years 3 months (1966); 63 years 6 months (1967); 63 years 9 months (1968); 64 years (from 1 January 1969). | Retiring before that age is possible for a long career (started work before age 21), disability, permanent incapacity from a work accident or occupational illness, being declared unfit for work, or asbestos exposure. |
| Spain | 65 with 38 y 3 m contributions; else 66 y 10 m | 67 (65 with 38 y 6 m contributions) | 2025: 66 years 8 months (65 with 38 years 3 months). 2026: 66 years 10 months (65 with 38 years 3 months). From 2027: 67 years (65 with 38 years 6 months). | Up to 2 or 4 years early (35 or 33 years' contributions) |
| Italy | 67 years | ⚠ Not yet verified | ⚠ Not yet verified | 42 y 10 m (men), 41 y 10 m (women) contributions |
| United States | 67 years (reach 62 after 2021) | 67 years | Reaching age 62 in 2017: 66 years and 2 months; 2018: 66 years and 4 months; 2019: 66 years and 6 months; 2020: 66 years and 8 months; 2021: 66 years and 10 months. After 2021: 67 years. Reaching 62 from 2005 to 2016: 66 years. | From age 62 (reduced benefit) |
| Canada | 65 years (OAS; standard CPP age) | 65 years | No scheduled change: the Old Age Security pension is payable from age 65, and the Canada Pension Plan retirement pension is adjusted by a factor if it starts in a month other than the month of age 65 (the interval counted up to five years). | CPP from age 60 (adjusted); OAS from 65 |
| Mexico | 65 years (IMSS, 875 weeks in 2026) | 65 years | The age stays at 65 years. The weekly contributions required were 750 from 1 January 2021 and rise by 25 each year until the 1,000 weeks set in the Law are reached in 2031. | Before 65 only if pension >30% above guaranteed |
| Ireland | 66 years | 66 years (no increase scheduled) | 66 years. The changes to the definition of pensionable age planned for 1 January 2021 and 1 January 2028 by the Social Welfare and Pensions Act 2011 were repealed on 22 December 2020 by the Social Welfare Act 2020. | State pension (contributory) is payable from pensionable age, 66. State pension (transition), which was payable from age 65 for periods of retirement, is not payable to a person who attains 65 on or after 1 January 2014. |
| Australia | 67 years (born from 1 January 1957) | 67 years | Born on or before 30 June 1952: 65 years. 1 July 1952 to 31 December 1953: 65 years and 6 months. 1 January 1954 to 30 June 1955: 66 years. 1 July 1955 to 31 December 1956: 66 years and 6 months. On or after 1 January 1957: 67 years. These ages apply to men and to women born from 1 January 1949; women born from 1 July 1935 to 31 December 1948 reached pension age at 60 years and 6 months to 64 years and 6 months. | None: Age Pension only from pension age |
| Belgium | 65, 66 or 67 by birth date; 67 if born from 1964 | 67 years (born from 1964) | 65 years if born before 1 January 1960; 66 years if born from 1 January 1960 to 31 December 1963; 67 years if born from 1 January 1964. The age depends on the date of birth, not on the year of retirement. | From 60 with 44 career years; 63 with 42 |
| Sweden | 66 (born 1958-59); 67 (born 1960-65) | 67 for everyone born in 1960 to 1965, the latest cohorts with a decided age. The forecast is 67 for those born in 1966, 68 for 1967 to 1981 and 69 for 1982 to 1997. | Decided guide ages: 66 (born 1958 and 1959) and 67 (born 1960 to 1965). Forecast: 67 (born 1966), 68 (born 1967 to 1981), 69 (born 1982 to 1997). The guide age is adjusted yearly to life expectancy and fixed six years before it applies. | From 3 years before the guide age (age 62-64) |
| Austria | Men 65; women 60 rising to 65 | 65 (women born from 1 July 1968) | Women +6 months per half-year of birth | Corridor pension from 62, rising to 63 |
| Czechia | Depends on year of birth; 65 years for those born 1965 | 67 years (born after 1988) | +1 month per birth year to 65y8m, then to 67 | Up to 3 years early with 40 years of insurance |
| Hungary | 65 (born 1957 or later) | 65 (born 1957 or later) | 62 rising to 65 by birth year; 65 from 1957 | Women with 40 years: full pension at any age |
| Finland | 65 (born 1962-64); +3 months per year before | For people born in 1965 or later the retirement age is linked to life expectancy. The first adjustment is made in 2027 for those born in 1965 (65 years and 2 months at most, 64 years and 10 months at least); the age can change by at most two months per year. | Retirement age rises by three months per birth year from those born in 1955 until it is 65 for those born 1962 to 1964. From those born in 1965 it is adjusted to life expectancy, the first time in 2027, by full months and at most two months per year. | Partial pension from age 62 |
| Norway | 67 | 67. No higher age has a decided start date. | No scheduled path is in force. Parliament has proposed a gradually rising pension age tied to life expectancy; the start date has not been decided. | From 62 with enough accrued pension |
| Croatia | 65 years (women 64 years in 2026) | 65 years from 2030 (equal for men and women) | Women: 64 years in 2026, 64 years 3 months in 2027, 64 years 6 months in 2028, 64 years 9 months in 2029. Men: 65 years. From 1 January 2030 equal conditions. | Early at 60 with 35 years (reduced) |
| Romania | Men 65; women 62y 6m to 62y 9m (born 1963 to 1965) | 65 years (women born from January 1970) | Women: from 62 years 3 months, rising by stages between September 2024 and January 2035 to 65 years. Men: 65 years. The minimum contribution period is 15 years and the full contribution period rises to 35 years. | Early retirement, with a penalty, is possible up to 5 years before the standard retirement age for people who have completed the full contribution period (or exceeded it by up to 5 years). This reduction cannot be combined with other reductions. |
Before you rely on it
This comparison covers national rules. Regional or local rules can apply on top of them, and rules change. A rule marked “to verify” has not yet been confirmed against an official source. Each country page links to the official sources, and those are the place to confirm the details before you act.
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