State pension age in Czechia (2026)

Last reviewed: 30 October 2026

In short: The Czech statutory pension age depends on year of birth: it reaches 65 years 8 months for people born in 1973, then rises by one month per birth year to 67 for those born after 1988. Women's ages for earlier cohorts also depend on the number of children. An early pension is possible up to 3 years before the pension age with 40 years of insurance.

RuleWhat applies
Statutory pension age in 2026Statutory old-age pensionSet by year of birth in § 32 of Act 155/1995 (pension insurance act). Men born in 1965 retire at 65 years; men and women born in 1973 at 65 years 8 months. For women born before 1973 the age also depends on the number of children raised (for example, born 1965: 65 years with 0 or 1 child, 64 years 8 months with 2, 63 years 2 months with 3 or 4, 61 years 8 months with 5 or more). [1]
Highest age already set in law or official publicationStatutory old-age pension67 years, for people born after 1988. [1]
Scheduled path of the ageStatutory old-age pensionMen born 1966 to 1973: 65 years plus one month for each year of birth after 1965, reaching 65 years 8 months for 1973 (for women, children still lower the age until 1973, when it is 65 years 8 months for everyone). Born 1974 to 1988: 65 years 8 months plus one month for each year of birth after 1973. Born after 1988: 67 years. [1]
Early retirement (national rule)Statutory old-age pensionAn early old-age pension (§ 31 of Act 155/1995) can be granted if the person has at least 40 years of pension insurance and is no more than 3 years short of the statutory pension age. The pension is reduced for the shortfall, and it is not paid while the person works or draws unemployment benefit until the statutory age. [1]

Notes

  • The 2026 pension age therefore depends on the cohort reaching it: it is not a single figure. The page says the age was newly set from 1 January 2025; no other pending change was read.

Sources

  1. Česká správa sociálního zabezpečení (Czech Social Security Administration): Starobní důchod podrobně (consulted 30 October 2026) · all sources

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