European Union

Which EU countries have the longest working-life?

Swedes have the longest working lives of any European country. According to research published by Eurostat, people in Sweden have an average expected working life of 41.2 years. People in the United Kingdom and Germany also have long working lives ahead of them at 38.6 and 38.0 years respectively. At the opposite end of the scale, Italians only have to work 30.7 years. Read more on the indy100.

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This chart shows the average expected years of working life in the EU in 2015.

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