told the BBC<\/a>. \u201cA higher retirement age means that [people will] lose the right to a dignified senior life.\u201d<\/p>\nRetirement ages across Europe vary. Here\u2019s how the UK\u2019s retirement rules measure up compared to other countries.<\/p>\n
The UK<\/p>\n
Men and women born in Britain between October,1954 and 5 April 1960 can receive their pension at the age of 66. The full new state pension works out at approximately \u00a3998 a month.<\/p>\n
For those born on or after 5 April 1960 the retirement age will be 67, and for those born on or after 5 April 1977 it will be 68.<\/p>\n
The International Longevity Centre think tank has suggested the UK will have to increase the state pension age to 71 by 2050.<\/p>\n
Ireland<\/p>\n
In the Republic of Ireland the retirement age is 66, with average monthly pension payment of \u00a31,051 (\u20ac1,253).<\/p>\n
France<\/p>\n
The French retirement age is currently 62, but a law passed passed in 2023 to raise it to 64 sparked rioting and protests in the country.<\/p>\n
Under the changes, anyone born after 1968 will have a statutory retirement age of 64.<\/p>\n
Monthly state pensions are worth roughly \u00a31,261 (\u20ac1,500), according to data from Almond Financial.<\/p>\n
Sweden<\/p>\n
In Sweden, the earliest the age to draw a national pension related to income is 63, but the guaranteed non-earnings related pension can be drawn from 65.<\/p>\n
Retirees can pull a monthly income of around \u00a31,397 (18,000 krona) from the state pension.<\/p>\n
Italy\u00a0<\/p>\n
The statutory retirement age in Italy is 67, currently the highest in Europe.<\/p>\n
As with Denmark, the state pension age is adjusted on projected life expectancy estimates and may increase in 2026.<\/p>\n
Germany\u00a0<\/p>\n
The statutory retirement age currently 65 and scheduled to rise to 67 in 2031. At present, the regular old-age pension is payable from 65 and 10 or 11 months, depending on the pensioner\u2019s year of birth.<\/p>\n
The monthly pension payment is calculated at 48 per cent of the average monthly wage. A pensioner who earned the average wage for 45 years receives \u00a31,486 (\u20ac1,769) a month. <\/p>\n
Luxembourg<\/p>\n
Luxembourg has an official retirement age of 65 at which people can receive the state pension.<\/p>\n
The monthly average state pension of \u00a35,456 (\u20ac6,489) is the highest in Europe.<\/p>\n
Greece<\/p>\n
The Greeks also have a retirement age of 67, while the monthly state pension of \u00a3321 (\u20ac384) <\/strong>is one of the lowest on the continent.<\/p>\nSpain<\/p>\n
The average retirement pension has increased to around \u00a31,245 (\u20ac1,481) a month.<\/p>\n
To retire with a full pension in Spain you must be at least 66 years and 8 months old, however, that age will gradually increase to 67 by 2027.<\/p>\n
Portugal<\/p>\n
In 2025, the standard retirement age in Portugal for a full pension is 66 years and 7 months. <\/p>\n
Portuguese state pension rates vary depending on a person\u2019s earnings and contributions over their working life. The minimum pension ranges from \u00a3278 (\u20ac331) a month for 15 years of contributions to \u00a3403 (\u20ac480) for 31 years\u2019 worth. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Denmark will have the highest retirement age in Europe after passing a controversial new law that raises the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":127215,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3093],"tags":[51,474,617,2499,2250,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-127214","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-personal-finance","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-finance","10":"tag-pensions","11":"tag-personal-finance","12":"tag-retirement","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114561244374497457","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127214"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127214\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/127215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}