Table 23.  Standard age of entitlement to public old-age pensions in OECD countries
                       Males                  Females
                          1961    1975    1999    1961    1975    1999
United States               65      65      65      65      65      65
Japan                       60      60      65      55      55      65
Germany                     65      65      65      65      65      65
France                      65      65      60      65      65      60
Italy                       60      60      64      55      55      59
United Kingdom              65      65      65      60      60      60
Canada                      70      65      65      70      65      65
Australia                   65      65      65      60      60    61.5
Austria                     65      65      65      60      60      60
Belgium                     65      65      65      60      60      61
Denmark                     67      67      67      67      67      67
Finland                     65      65      65      65      65      65
Greece                      65      62      62      60      57      57
Iceland                     67      67      67      67      67      67
Ireland                     70      68      66      70      68      66
Luxembourg                  65      65      65      65      60      65
Netherlands                 65      65      65      65      65      65
New Zealand                 65      65      64      65      65      64
Norway                      70      67      67      70      67      67
Portugal                    65      65      65      65      62      65
Spain                       65      65      65      65      65      65
Sweden                      67      67      65      67      67      65
Switzerland                 65      65      65      63      62      62
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Social Security Programs Throughout
             The World, various issues.