Retirement statistics you should know in 2021
COVID-19 and retirement
30% of Americans with retirement accounts reported withdrawing money from them in the first two months of the coronavirus crisis. On average, those who withdrew funds took out $6,757.
47% of American savers have either stopped or lowered their contributions to retirement accounts, citing the COVID-19 crisis.
10% of Americans who lost their job or were furloughed as a result of the pandemic are now expecting to retire earlier.