This statistic presents the age when the workers in the United States started saving for retirement as of 2018. At that time, 32 percent of the Americans had began saving for retirement by the age of 25 or younger.
Age when Americans started to save for the retirement as of 2018
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YouGov. (October 16, 2018). Age when Americans started to save for the retirement as of 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/940237/age-start-retirement-saving-usa/
YouGov. "Age when Americans started to save for the retirement as of 2018." Chart. October 16, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/940237/age-start-retirement-saving-usa/
YouGov. (2018). Age when Americans started to save for the retirement as of 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/940237/age-start-retirement-saving-usa/
YouGov. "Age When Americans Started to save for The Retirement as of 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/940237/age-start-retirement-saving-usa/
YouGov, Age when Americans started to save for the retirement as of 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/940237/age-start-retirement-saving-usa/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Age when Americans started to save for the retirement as of 2018 [Graph], YouGov, October 16, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/940237/age-start-retirement-saving-usa/