In France, the legal age of retirement is 62 years old, but the government wants to extend it to 65. To do so, it plans to gradually increase this age, by four months per year, in order to reach 64 in 2027, the 65 in 2031. When surveyed in September 2022, most French people were opposed to this measure: only 37 percent of them were in favor of raising the legal age to 64, and only 22 percent in favor of raising it to 65. The most open to this change were, unsurprisingly, French people over the age of 65.
Share of people in favor of raising the legal retirement age from 62 to 64 or 65 in France in September 2022, by age group
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IFOP. (September 29, 2022). Share of people in favor of raising the legal retirement age from 62 to 64 or 65 in France in September 2022, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172614/opinion-french-people-age-group-legal-retirement-age/
IFOP. "Share of people in favor of raising the legal retirement age from 62 to 64 or 65 in France in September 2022, by age group." Chart. September 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172614/opinion-french-people-age-group-legal-retirement-age/
IFOP. (2022). Share of people in favor of raising the legal retirement age from 62 to 64 or 65 in France in September 2022, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172614/opinion-french-people-age-group-legal-retirement-age/
IFOP. "Share of People in Favor of Raising The Legal Retirement Age from 62 to 64 or 65 in France in September 2022, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172614/opinion-french-people-age-group-legal-retirement-age/
IFOP, Share of people in favor of raising the legal retirement age from 62 to 64 or 65 in France in September 2022, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172614/opinion-french-people-age-group-legal-retirement-age/ (last visited May 09, 2024)
Share of people in favor of raising the legal retirement age from 62 to 64 or 65 in France in September 2022, by age group [Graph], IFOP, September 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172614/opinion-french-people-age-group-legal-retirement-age/