*Data from 2021 onward are provisional and have been calculated based on projections related to central scenarios of fertility development in France, immigration, or unemployment.
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Ratio of contributors to retirees in France from 2002 to 2070.
This statistic shows the evolution of the ratio between the number of employed people contributing to the retirement system and the number of retirees. In 2020, this ratio was ***, meaning that in France there were *** active contributors for each retiree. According to estimates regarding fertility development in France, net migration, and unemployment, this ratio is expected to decrease in the coming years. By 2070, the source estimates that this ratio will be ***.
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Conseil d'orientation des retraites. (September 15, 2022). Ratio between the number of employed people contributing to the pension system and the number of retirees in France between 2002 and 2070 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1654307/report-number-contributors-retirees-france/
Conseil d'orientation des retraites. "Ratio between the number of employed people contributing to the pension system and the number of retirees in France between 2002 and 2070." Chart. September 15, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/1654307/report-number-contributors-retirees-france/
Conseil d'orientation des retraites. (2022). Ratio between the number of employed people contributing to the pension system and the number of retirees in France between 2002 and 2070. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/1654307/report-number-contributors-retirees-france/
Conseil d'orientation des retraites. "Ratio between The Number of Employed People Contributing to The Pension System and The Number of Retirees in France between 2002 and 2070." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 15 Sep 2022, /statistics/1654307/report-number-contributors-retirees-france/
Conseil d'orientation des retraites, Ratio between the number of employed people contributing to the pension system and the number of retirees in France between 2002 and 2070 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1654307/report-number-contributors-retirees-france/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Ratio between the number of employed people contributing to the pension system and the number of retirees in France between 2002 and 2070 [Graph], Conseil d'orientation des retraites, September 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1654307/report-number-contributors-retirees-france/
