In 2021, a retiree in France would receive a monthly gross pension of 1,488 euros worth of pension. Since the mid-2000s, this average gross amount of pensions per retiree of direct pensions, excluding the child surcharge, has increased. This number represented an increase compared to 2004, when the average amount was about 1,080 euros. However, a majority of French declared in 2023 that they were afraid of not getting enough money to live properly when they retire.
France has different divisions of pensions, with one mandatory pension provision based on intergenerational solidarity. The economically active labor force finances pensions by their social security contributions. In 2017, the total value of retirement pension benefits paid in France to compulsory schemes amounted to 311.2 billion euros. Nevertheless, public spending on pensions is expected to decrease for the upcoming years, while the majority of French people are rather dissatisfied by the pension system of their country. Only 46 percent of French relied on the government plans for their retirement, as opposed to 66 percent of Spanish and 53 percent of German.
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retired persons who received a direct right during the year, residing in France, still alive on 31st December of the year
Supplementary notes
The source adds the following information: "excluding child markup"
"This data excludes individuals who received a lump sum payment. Civil servants who terminate a disability pension and have reached the minimum age of retirement are included. The net pension is calculated after deduction of the CSG, CRDS and CASA. "
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DREES, & Ministère des Affaires sociales, de la Santé et des Droits des femmes. (August 28, 2023). Average gross amount of pensions per retiree and per month in France between 2004 and 2021 (in current euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/786675/pensions-law-direct-retirement-diets-la-france/
DREES, und Ministère des Affaires sociales, de la Santé et des Droits des femmes. "Average gross amount of pensions per retiree and per month in France between 2004 and 2021 (in current euros)." Chart. August 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/786675/pensions-law-direct-retirement-diets-la-france/
DREES, Ministère des Affaires sociales, de la Santé et des Droits des femmes. (2023). Average gross amount of pensions per retiree and per month in France between 2004 and 2021 (in current euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/786675/pensions-law-direct-retirement-diets-la-france/
DREES, and Ministère des Affaires sociales, de la Santé et des Droits des femmes. "Average Gross Amount of Pensions per Retiree and per Month in France between 2004 and 2021 (in Current Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/786675/pensions-law-direct-retirement-diets-la-france/
DREES & Ministère des Affaires sociales, de la Santé et des Droits des femmes, Average gross amount of pensions per retiree and per month in France between 2004 and 2021 (in current euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/786675/pensions-law-direct-retirement-diets-la-france/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Average gross amount of pensions per retiree and per month in France between 2004 and 2021 (in current euros) [Graph], DREES, & Ministère des Affaires sociales, de la Santé et des Droits des femmes, August 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/786675/pensions-law-direct-retirement-diets-la-france/