Denmark to raise retirement age to highest in EuropeThe retirement age at 70 will apply to all people born after 31 December 1970The new law passed on Thursday with 81 votes for and 21 votes against. Since 2006, Denmark has tied the official retirement age to life expectancy and has revised it every five years. Denmark is set to have the highest retirement age in Europe after its parliament adopted a law raising it to 70 by 2040. Protests backed by trade unions against the retirement age increase took place in Copenhagen over the last few weeks. "Denmark has a healthy economy and yet the EU's highest retirement age," he said.