Retirement age is being pushed back: In many countries, the retirement age for both men and women is being harmonised

Friday, Dec 12, 2025

Delfi

Countries across Europe are adjusting retirement ages based on life expectancy and demographic changes, with varying national approaches.

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Lithuanian Social Security Ministry proposed a law allowing people to retire at age 65 with three months of service starting in 2028, based on life expectancy projections. Furthermore, the retirement age in Lithuania will become statistical and dependent on changing life expectancy forecasts from 2027 onwards. In other European countries, pension age changes vary: Croatia is gradually aligning male and female requirements, while Austria previously proposed increasing ages to 70 for men and 68 for women before political opposition halted major increases. Czechia is incrementally raising the minimum retirement age up to 67 for those born in 1988, with dependency on children’s numbers being phased out for later births. In Greece, the pension age adjustment process has been frozen since 2020 due to political considerations. Officials in Lithuania have stated there are no current proposals or data supporting changes to retirement age limits.

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