These are the countries with the lowest retirement ages in the world
China has made headlines by announcing it intends to raise its retirement age, which has long been the lowest in the world.
Australia may not be one of them, but some countries around the world still have incredibly low retirement ages.
Interestingly, several have different age specifications for men and women,
Read on to see the nations with some of the lowest retirement ages in the world.
Australia
For reference, Australia has one of the highest retirement ages in the world, at age 67.
France
Last year France's government took the unpopular step of raising the retirement age to 64.
Canada
Workers in Canada can retire aged 60 and become eligible for a slightly reduced pension.
The standard retirement age in the country, which receives the full pension, is 65 years old.
Venezuela
Several countries tie for having the second lowest retirement ages.
Women in Venezuela can retire when they are 55, while men can retire at age 60.
North Korea
In North Korea, the retirement age is 60 for men and 55 for women.
For retirees in the reclusive nation, there may be little support available for pensioners.
Iran and Uzbekistan also have their retirement age set at 60 and 55 for men and women respectively.
China
China has some of the earliest retirement ages in the world.
Women can retire at 50 if they've worked in a blue-collar job, or 55 if they have worked in professional or civil service careers.
Men become eligible for the pension when they are 60.
This won't be the case forever, as China's government announced last week that the retirement age will be gradually increased as the country tries to cope with an ageing population.
The government has not yet announced any details of the plan, but a report released in December Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, a top government think tank, estimated that everyone will be retiring at 65 eventually.
That would put China more in line with other OECD countries like Australia.
It comes as there are fears China's state pension fund could dry up within 10 years because of its dwindling workforce.
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