U.S. workers' confidence in financial security in retirement 2023

As of 2023, 18 percent of survey respondents were very confident about having enough money to live comfortably through retirement in the United States, down by ten percent from the previous year. Both in 2021 and 2022, 10 percent of respondents stated no confidence in living comfortably through retirement, while in 2023 this share of respondents rose slightly by one percent.

Workers' confidence about having enough money to live comfortably through retirement in the United States from 2021 to 2023

Characteristic	2021	2022	2023
Very confident	29%	28%	18%
Somewhat confident	42%	45%	47%
Not too confident	19%	17%	25%
Not at all confident	10%	10%	11%

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Release date

April 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2021 to 2023

Number of respondents

1,320 respondents

Age group

25 years and older

Special properties

workers

Method of interview

Online interview

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Overall, how confident are you that you (and your spouse) will have enough money to live comfortably throughout your retirement years?"

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