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Table 69: Separations of ongoing employees: age retirements by age group and gender, 2002 to 2021

Men

Age group Year ending December
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
55-56 106 139 144 175 199 189 204 175 187 186 172 161 135 150 144 154 136 124 116 159
57-58 82 82 96 119 122 143 158 98 95 115 119 117 79 115 119 131 148 157 128 173
59-60 86 119 104 117 133 159 202 158 173 160 210 147 161 144 203 194 219 227 191 282
61-62 55 61 76 91 109 119 152 130 172 155 149 152 134 172 145 156 188 194 155 186
63-64 31 47 57 70 63 90 95 88 111 126 121 120 109 144 128 120 139 139 141 166
65-66 53 67 57 61 66 86 92 71 130 124 141 154 141 130 146 133 146 129 122 161
67-68 4 11 15 19 20 15 32 27 41 45 59 52 71 40 68 55 75 61 82 82
69-70 . . 4 6 15 16 9 19 27 28 31 35 32 25 32 34 47 49 31 55
Over 70 . . 1 1 6 1 4 9 9 14 14 17 20 21 28 29 37 45 41 50
Total men 417 526 554 659 733 818 948 775 945 953 1016 955 882 941 1013 1006 1135 1125 1007 1314

Women

Age group Year ending December
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
55-56 124 152 176 184 215 232 263 208 213 245 211 226 196 193 204 225 204 182 181 233
57-58 67 82 99 112 144 164 153 133 143 165 157 141 130 141 168 197 218 213 185 272
59-60 52 60 66 112 134 172 184 146 165 215 162 154 170 173 185 238 244 232 274 357
61-62 55 56 82 75 95 113 136 108 158 139 139 142 152 148 155 188 185 200 214 264
63-64 29 34 43 55 83 104 117 92 141 158 154 121 134 116 151 162 156 179 143 201
65-66 20 21 25 36 39 54 64 63 78 75 106 108 144 134 160 149 150 142 157 193
67-68 2 4 6 8 19 27 22 24 27 40 41 43 40 51 56 53 63 62 64 88
69-70 . 1 2 . 6 5 7 5 17 11 21 18 14 22 17 30 37 28 41 41
Over 70 . . . . 3 3 3 6 5 2 13 7 18 7 15 17 20 29 30 44
Total women 349 410 499 582 738 874 949 785 947 1050 1004 960 998 985 1111 1259 1277 1267 1289 1693

Total

Age group Year ending December
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
55-56 230 291 320 359 414 421 467 383 400 431 383 387 331 343 348 380 340 306 297 392
57-58 149 164 195 231 266 307 311 231 238 280 276 258 209 256 287 328 366 370 313 445
59-60 138 179 170 229 267 331 386 304 338 375 372 301 331 317 388 432 464 459 465 639
61-62 110 117 158 166 204 232 288 238 330 294 288 294 286 320 300 345 373 394 369 450
63-64 60 81 100 125 146 194 212 180 252 284 275 241 243 260 279 282 295 319 284 367
65-66 73 88 82 97 105 140 156 134 208 199 247 262 285 264 306 282 296 272 279 354
67-68 6 15 21 27 39 42 54 51 68 85 100 95 111 91 124 108 138 123 146 170
69-70 . 1 6 6 21 21 16 24 44 39 52 53 46 47 49 64 84 77 72 96
Over 70 . . 1 1 9 4 7 15 14 16 27 24 38 28 43 46 57 74 71 94
Total 766 936 1053 1241 1471 1692 1897 1560 1892 2003 2020 1915 1880 1926 2124 2267 2413 2394 2296 3007

Source: APSED

Note: age retirements include resignations after age 55.

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