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The chart compares the average retirement age of men and women across six nations in 2003. Overall, men generally retired later than women in all surveyed countries, with Korea recording the highest retirement ages in both genders, while France showed the lowest. Korea had the highest figure for the retirement age of workers, at 68 years and 8 months for men, approximately 1.5 years higher than that of females, followed by Japan, with men retiring at 67 years 4 months, five months later than the figure for women. Australia and the United States also showed a similar pattern, while their retirement ages for both genders varied slightly, ranging from 63 years 5 months to 65 years 6 months. In contrast, in Italy, men and women retired at 58 years 2 months and 57 years 3 months respectively. While French men could end their working life at the age of 57 years 4 months, women in this nation worked until the age of 56 years 9 months, representing the lowest retirement ages among examined countries.