Read on to see the nations with some of the lowest retirement ages in the world.
Russian men become eligibe for the pension at the age of 63, while women can qualify when they turn 57.
Huge protests rocked Russia in 2018 when the government floated the idea of raising the pension age.This has been steadily increasing over recent years, with the last jump from 56 to 58 in 2022. While Indonesia has a relatively young population, there have still been calls to raise the retirement age even further.In Colombia, workers can retire at age 57 for women, and age 62 for men.Women in Venezuela can retire when they are 55, while men can retire at age 60.In North Korea, the retirement age is 60 for men and 55 for women.Iran and Uzbekistan also have their retirement age set at 60 and 55 for men and women respectively.
The government has not yet announced any details of the plan, but a report released in December Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, a top government think tank, estimated that everyone will be retiring at 65 eventually.It comes as there are fears China's state pension fund could dry up within 10 years because of its dwindling workforce.
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