These Countries Are Struggling the Most to Support Their Retirees
- Bloomberg Sunset Index uses retirement ages in 177 nations
- Conventional calculations assume retirement age of 65
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The world’s working-age population is shrinking faster than expected, leaving fewer people to support a growing number of seniors, according to the Bloomberg Sunset Index.
Conventional measures of old-age dependency calculate the ratio of people ages 65 and older with those of working age: 15 to 64. But many people stop working well before 65: Men in 66 percent of the 177 countries Bloomberg evaluated and women in 78 percent can begin receiving retirement benefits earlier.