The statistic presents the age when people start saving for retirement in selected countries worldwide as of 2013. In France, the average age at which people began saving for retirement was 30, whereas in the United Kingdom it was 25.
At what age did you first start to save specifically for retirement?
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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HSBC. (January 6, 2013). At what age did you first start to save specifically for retirement? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/276585/age-started-saving-for-retirement/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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