Retirement age in UK is 68, see
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..the highest in the chart.
This is on the basis that 'people are living longer', but are they really?
As a 69yr old oldie I look at the obituaries.
There are some who have reached their 80s and 90s, but they had the advantage of eating healthy food in their childhood and their prime.
The instances of people dying before reaching 70 is increasing, so the numbers who are likely never to live long enough to ever draw any pension is on the rise. The ones that do survive into their 70s are unlikely to be fit enough to work.
The government claim that we are facing a time when a large percentage of the population will be retired (over 68). I dispute this, because they're making a determined effort to ensure that the majority won't live that long.