retirement readiness infographic - no more retirement cliff

73%*

33.6%

26.1%

14.4%

0.8%

16.9% 8.3%

26.8%

25.8%

15.1%

1.1%

18.4% 12.8%

UNITED STATES

69%*

UNITED KINGDOM

55%*

THENETHERLANDS

44%*

FRANCE

FRANCE GERMANY HUNGARY

POLAND SPAIN SWEDEN

THE NETHERLANDS

UNITEDKINGDOM

UNITED STATES

LOOKING AHEAD, HOW DO YOU ENVISION YOUR TRANSITION TO RETIREMENT?

GENDERTOTAL

“RETIREMENT CLIFF” GIVING WAY TO PHASED RETIREMENT

COUNTRY

* TOTALS + + COMBINED

6 OUT OF 10 PEOPLE SURVEYED DO NOT EXPECT A TRADITIONAL “RETIREMENT CLIFF” EXPERIENCE

8100*

30.1%

25.9%17.7%

14.7%

10.6%1%

I will immediately stop working altogether and enter full retirement

* 900 of the 9000 survey respondents had already retired and are therefore not included in this question.

I will change the way I work (e.g. working part-time or on temporary contracts) but only for a while

I will change the way I work (e.g. working part-time or on temporary contracts) and I will continue paid work

I will keep working as I currently do. Retirement age won’t make a difference to the way I work

Other

Don’t know

The Changing Face of Retirement – The AEGON Retirement Readiness Survey 2012