Saving for retirement according to French adults 2021

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Fernando de Querol Cumbrera,
Jul 11, 2025
When working and retired French adults were asked in the beginning of 2021 which approach they take to saving for retirement, the largest share of respondents stated that they always make sure to be generating retirement income. A total of ** respondents reported taking this approach, followed by ** percent of individuals who reported that they were saving for retirement, but not on a regular basis. The share of people that reported not ever saving for retirement and having no intention to do so, stood at ** percent as of 2021.
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France: which of the following best explains your approach to saving for retirement?

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Release date

December 2021

Region

France

Survey time period

January 28 to February 22, 2021

Number of respondents

16,002 respondents

Special properties

14,402 workers and 1,600 retired people across 15 countries*

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Information regarding the scale and index methodology can be found on a dedicated Aegon page.

* Survey countries: Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Turkey, the UK, and the U.S.

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