The real American retirement crisis is that too many seniors are working or poor: Employment rate of people age 65-69 in OECD countries, 2014
| 65-69 | |
|---|---|
| Iceland | 53.3% |
| Korea | 44.5 |
| Japan | 40.1 |
| New Zealand | 39.6 |
| Chile | 38.2 |
| Mexico | 37.6 |
| Israel | 36.8 |
| United States | 30.0 |
| Norway | 27.7 |
| Estonia | 26.5 |
| Australia | 25.4 |
| Canada | 24.8 |
| Switzerland | 22.1 |
| Sweden | 21.2 |
| United Kingdom | 20.6 |
| OECD average | 20.2 |
| Turkey | 18.9 |
| Portugal | 18.6 |
| Ireland | 18.2 |
| Denmark | 15.9 |
| The Netherlands | 14.7 |
| Germany | 13.9 |
| Finland | 13.1 |
| Austria | 10.2 |
| Slovenia | 9.9 |
| Poland | 9.7 |
| Czech Republic | 9.1 |
| Italy | 8.3 |
| Luxembourg | 7.1 |
| Greece | 6.5 |
| France | 5.6 |
| Belgium | 4.7 |
| Spain | 4.3 |
| Hungary | 4.3 |
| Slovak Republic | 4.2% |
Source: Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development (OECD) Labour Force Statistics