Working life increases to 35.9 in the EU, at 37.5 in Cyprus
In 2019, the expected average duration of working life for the European Union’s (EU) adult population aged 15 years and more was 35.9 years, 0.2 years longer than the average for 2018, and 3.6 years longer than in 2000, according to data released today by Eurostat, the statistical service of the EU.
In Cyprus it was 36.9 in 2010 and increased to 37.5 in 2019. Similarly in Greece working life was 32.3 years in 2010 and became 33.2 in 2019.
Men were expected to work longer than women in 2019 (38.3 years for men compared with 33.4 years for women). Although the expected average duration of working life has been longer for men than women since the start of the data series, the gender gap has been shrinking. Men worked 7.1 years longer than women in 2000, but by 2019 the gender gap had shrunk to 4.9 years.
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In Cyprus it was 36.9 in 2010 and increased to 37.5 in 2019. Similarly in Greece working life was 32.3 years in 2010 and became 33.2 in 2019.
Men were expected to work longer than women in 2019 (38.3 years for men compared with 33.4 years for women). Although the expected average duration of working life has been longer for men than women since the start of the data series, the gender gap has been shrinking. Men worked 7.1 years longer than women in 2000, but by 2019 the gender gap had shrunk to 4.9 years.
Among EU Member States, Sweden and the
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