Although the French pension system, which is based on redistribution, is presented as a unique and stable system, it has a weakness: it depends on demography and a balanced ratio between the number of active contributors and the number of retirees, so that enough people are able to finance the pensions of older people. However, the number of pensioners is increasing faster than the number of contributors. Indeed, between 2005 and 2020, the number of retired people increased by 3.65 million, while the number of contributors only grew by 1.91 million.
Evolution of the number of pensioners and contributors in France between 2005 and 2020 (in millions)
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Other statistics that may interest you Retirement in France
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Number of pensioners and contributors in France 2005-2020
- Premium Statistic Number of pensioners of direct and derived right in France 2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic Number of pensioners of direct right in France 2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic Number of pensioners under secondary law pension plan by gender in France 2022
- Premium Statistic Number of pensioners of direct right with a basic pension in France 2022, by gender
- Premium Statistic Number of pensioners receiving a flat-rate increase for children in France 2022
- Premium Statistic Number of early retirement by gender in France 2022
- Premium Statistic Number of general plan pensioners with derogations in France 2022, by gender
Retirement funding
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- Premium Statistic Spending on pensions as a share of GDP in France 2002-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of contributions associated with supplementary retirement in France 2010-2020
- Premium Statistic Workplace-provided options for transition to retirement in France 2021
- Premium Statistic Saving for retirement according to French adults 2021
- Premium Statistic Factors that prompted saving for retirement in France 2021
- Premium Statistic Prospects for the recovery of retirement savings in France and worldwide 2021
Retirement pension
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- Premium Statistic Gross monthly amount per pensioner of direct pensions in France 2004-2020
- Premium Statistic Gross monthly amount of pensions in France 2004-2020, by gender
- Premium Statistic Change in the average monthly pension of retirees in France 2005-2021
- Premium Statistic Retiree pension as a share of average working income in France 2008-2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Gap in pensions between French women and men 2004-2020, by scheme type
- Premium Statistic Prospects of achieving the retirement income target in France in 2021
Age of retirement
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- Premium Statistic Average age of retirement in France 2008-2021
- Premium Statistic Average age of retirement in France 2006-2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Average age of retirees in France 2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Age pyramid of retirees in France 2021, by gender
- Basic Statistic Support for raising legal retirement age in France 2022, by age
- Premium Statistic Support for raising legal retirement age in France 2022, by political proximity
A system to reform?
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- Premium Statistic Priority of pension reform in France 2022, by vote in the presidential election
- Premium Statistic Priority of pension reform in France 2022, by socio-professional category
- Premium Statistic Support for measures to reform the French pension system 2022, by political proximity
- Premium Statistic Views on using article 49.3 for the pension reform in France 2022, by political party
- Premium Statistic Support for tax increases on the richest households to fund pensions in France 2022
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Insee. (May 25, 2022). Evolution of the number of pensioners and contributors in France between 2005 and 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337246/pensioners-contributors-france/
Insee. "Evolution of the number of pensioners and contributors in France between 2005 and 2020 (in millions)." Chart. May 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337246/pensioners-contributors-france/
Insee. (2022). Evolution of the number of pensioners and contributors in France between 2005 and 2020 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337246/pensioners-contributors-france/
Insee. "Evolution of The Number of Pensioners and Contributors in France between 2005 and 2020 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337246/pensioners-contributors-france/
Insee, Evolution of the number of pensioners and contributors in France between 2005 and 2020 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337246/pensioners-contributors-france/ (last visited March 28, 2024)
Evolution of the number of pensioners and contributors in France between 2005 and 2020 (in millions) [Graph], Insee, May 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1337246/pensioners-contributors-france/