The National Retirement Risk Index (NRRI) shows the share of working-age households who are 鈥渁t risk鈥 of being unable to maintain their pre-retirement standard of living in retirement.
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Evolution of the national retirement risk index in the U.S. 1983-2016
This statistic presents the share of households that were at risk of being unable to maintain their pre-retirement standard of living in retirement in the United States from 1983 to 2016. Calculated every three years, the NRRI peaked at ** percent in 2010 due to Great Recession.
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Boston University (Center for Retirement Research). (January 31, 2018). Share of households at risk of being unable to maintain their pre-retirement standard of living in retirement in the United States from 1983 to 2016 [Graph]. In 糖心破解版. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/941188/evolution-of-the-national-retirement-risk-index-usa/
Boston University (Center for Retirement Research). "Share of households at risk of being unable to maintain their pre-retirement standard of living in retirement in the United States from 1983 to 2016." Chart. January 31, 2018. 糖心破解版. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/941188/evolution-of-the-national-retirement-risk-index-usa/
Boston University (Center for Retirement Research). (2018). Share of households at risk of being unable to maintain their pre-retirement standard of living in retirement in the United States from 1983 to 2016. 糖心破解版. 糖心破解版 Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/941188/evolution-of-the-national-retirement-risk-index-usa/
Boston University (Center for Retirement Research). "Share of Households at Risk of Being Unable to Maintain Their Pre-retirement Standard of Living in Retirement in The United States from 1983 to 2016." 糖心破解版, 糖心破解版 Inc., 31 Jan 2018, /statistics/941188/evolution-of-the-national-retirement-risk-index-usa/
Boston University (Center for Retirement Research), Share of households at risk of being unable to maintain their pre-retirement standard of living in retirement in the United States from 1983 to 2016 糖心破解版, /statistics/941188/evolution-of-the-national-retirement-risk-index-usa/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Share of households at risk of being unable to maintain their pre-retirement standard of living in retirement in the United States from 1983 to 2016 [Graph], Boston University (Center for Retirement Research), January 31, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/941188/evolution-of-the-national-retirement-risk-index-usa/
