How the numbers were computed

For the story How many years people can expect to work.

Every number in the story is a Eurostat value or is computed from Eurostat values. Each value is named by dataset, Eurostat key and period. Each request is kept as received.

The ranking

Ranks

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Czechia and Latvia, at 38.1 years each, are both 13th, and France is 15th.

27 values, one per country lfsi_dwl_a:A.YR.T.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

11.3 years

Highest value − lowest value, in years: 44.0 − 32.7 = 11.3. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

44.0: Netherlands, 2025 lfsi_dwl_a:A.YR.T.NL@2025 · request r1
32.7: Romania, 2025 lfsi_dwl_a:A.YR.T.RO@2025 · request r1

27 / 27

EU countries with a value for 2025: all 27 of the 27 EU member states.

27 values, one per country lfsi_dwl_a:A.YR.T.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

Over time

The EU figure, 2010–2025

The figure of the European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) as Eurostat publishes it, one value a year.

34.0: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2010 lfsi_dwl_a:A.YR.T.EU27_2020@2010 · request r1
34.1: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2011 lfsi_dwl_a:A.YR.T.EU27_2020@2011 · request r1
34.5: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2012 lfsi_dwl_a:A.YR.T.EU27_2020@2012 · request r1
34.6: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2013 lfsi_dwl_a:A.YR.T.EU27_2020@2013 · request r1
34.8: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2014 lfsi_dwl_a:A.YR.T.EU27_2020@2014 · request r1
34.9: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2015 lfsi_dwl_a:A.YR.T.EU27_2020@2015 · request r1
35.2: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2016 lfsi_dwl_a:A.YR.T.EU27_2020@2016 · request r1
35.5: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2017 lfsi_dwl_a:A.YR.T.EU27_2020@2017 · request r1
35.7: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2018 lfsi_dwl_a:A.YR.T.EU27_2020@2018 · request r1
35.9: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2019 lfsi_dwl_a:A.YR.T.EU27_2020@2019 · request r1
35.6: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2020 lfsi_dwl_a:A.YR.T.EU27_2020@2020 · request r1
35.9: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2021 lfsi_dwl_a:A.YR.T.EU27_2020@2021 · request r1
36.5: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2022 lfsi_dwl_a:A.YR.T.EU27_2020@2022 · request r1
37.0: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2023 lfsi_dwl_a:A.YR.T.EU27_2020@2023 · request r1
37.2: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2024 lfsi_dwl_a:A.YR.T.EU27_2020@2024 · request r1
37.5: European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), 2025 lfsi_dwl_a:A.YR.T.EU27_2020@2025 · request r1

Differences, 2025 − 2010

Per country, the 2025 value minus the 2010 value. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

27 values, one per country lfsi_dwl_a:A.YR.T.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1
27 values, one per country lfsi_dwl_a:A.YR.T.<geo>@2010 (<geo> is the country code) · request r1

Countries where the duration lengthened

The countries whose difference 2025 − 2010 is above zero, 27 in all.

uses Differences, 2025 − 2010

Women and men

Ranks, women

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Croatia and Luxembourg, at 33.8 years each, are both 21st, and Belgium is 23rd.

27 values, one per country lfsi_dwl_a:A.YR.F.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r2

13.9 years

Highest value − lowest value, in years: 42.3 − 28.4 = 13.9. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

42.3: Sweden, 2025 lfsi_dwl_a:A.YR.F.SE@2025 · request r2
28.4: Italy, 2025 lfsi_dwl_a:A.YR.F.IT@2025 · request r2

Ranks, men

Rank by value, highest first. Equal values share a rank, and the next rank is skipped. Denmark and Sweden, at 44.5 years each, are both 2nd, and Ireland is 4th.

27 values, one per country lfsi_dwl_a:A.YR.M.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r3

10.0 years

Highest value − lowest value, in years: 45.9 − 35.9 = 10.0. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

45.9: Netherlands, 2025 lfsi_dwl_a:A.YR.M.NL@2025 · request r3
35.9: Bulgaria, 2025 lfsi_dwl_a:A.YR.M.BG@2025 · request r3

Differences, men − women

Per country, men minus women. Rounded to each value rounded to 1 decimal as displayed, then subtracted.

27 values, one per country lfsi_dwl_a:A.YR.F.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r2
27 values, one per country lfsi_dwl_a:A.YR.M.<geo>@2025 (<geo> is the country code) · request r3