He studied how many years of his life he will have to work in different countries: Lithuanians before retirement are not the farthest

According to Eurostat, this is the first year since 2000, when the expected working life of 15-year-olds is shorter than in previous years. Specialists attribute these results to a pandemic.

The first result of its kind

A survey of young people in EU countries in 2020 revealed that the average life expectancy of a 15-year-old is 35.7 years, or 35 years, 8 months and a few weeks.

It is true that the reduction in the expected length of service is the first result of its kind since the 2000s. Last year it was almost two and a half months lower than in 2019.

According to the study, the anticipated shorter working hours were also affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

According to them, it is likely that young people who were planning, if not a pandemic, working or looking for work could stop looking for work and thus be excluded from the category of people of working age. Therefore, also shorten your life expectancy.

Icelanders plan to work longer, Italians the shorter

The longest likely working hours for all EU countries are set in Scandinavia and Western Europe. Sweden leads the way, with a life expectancy of 42 years, and the Netherlands and Denmark have a lower life expectancy of 41 and 40 years, respectively. These were the only 3 countries with an average life expectancy in the survey of more than 40 years.

Estonia, Germany and Finland have not lagged far behind, with figures slightly above 39, 39.1 and almost 39, respectively.

The lowest probable working hours were mainly recorded in southern countries. Here the Italians who broke records, here the figure is just over 31 years, Greeks and Croats are likely to work longer, almost 33 years, Belgians and Bulgarians, almost 33 and a half years.

Lithuanians are likely to increase its duration

At that time, Lithuania’s results in this survey were slightly different than in the entire survey. The average life expectancy in this survey was 37.4 years, or 37 years and almost 5 months. At that time, in 2019, the Lithuanian indicator in this survey was lower and was equal to 37.1 years, or just over 37 years and a month.

However, according to the Sodra website, the seniority required in Lithuania to receive a pension is currently 32 years. It increases every year for half a year until 2027. It will reach 35 years.