As of December 31, 2021, two-thirds of French retirees covered by the general pension plan were between 63 and 78 years old, and only about *********** of them were age ** or younger. Of the retirees under age **, more than ** percent were women. Women were also more prevalent among centenarian retirees than men. In fact, in 2021, there were ** women retirees over age *** in France, compared to **** men of the same age.
In 2021, the average age of retirement was **** years old.
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Caisse nationale de l'assurance vieillesse. (April 15, 2022). Number of retirees in France in 2021, by age and gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338247/age-pyramid-retirees-france-gender/
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