Comfort in retirement - percentage of income required in selected countries, 2013

The statistic shows the results of a survey relating to retirement in selected countries worldwide. The participants were asked to state the percentage of their current income they would need in order to remain 'comfortable' in retirement. Indian participants stated that they would require around 98 percent of their current income in order to be comfortable in retirement.

Percentage of current income that would be required in order to remain comfortable in retirement in selected countries (in percent)

Characteristic	Percentage of income required
India	98%
UAE	86%
Egypt	83%
Hong Kong	83%
France	82%
Canada	81%
Malaysia	81%
Mexico	80%
Average	78%
Taiwan	77%
USA	75%
China	75%
UK	73%
Brazil	70%
Singapore	66%
Australia	66%

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Release date

January 2013

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

July 2012 - April 2013

Number of respondents

16,000 respondents

Age group

25 years and older

Supplementary notes

The research surveyed 16,000 people in 15 countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, France, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and the United States. The findings are based on a representative online sample, covering people of working age (25 and over) and those in retirement.

Not all respondents were of retiring ages. '

The source contains no information as to how the survey was carried out.

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