Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Pension expenditure as % of GDP, Eurostat definition (ESSPROS): old-age, anticipated and partial old-age, survivors', disability and early-retirement pensions; public and private social-protection schemes. Comparable across European countries; a different scope from the COR's (French mandatory schemes).· Public and private spending, Eurostat definition· Not comparable with the COR projections for France (mandatory French schemes only, a different scope)
12.6% GDP
2024
Source: Eurostat — ESSPROS (spr_exp_pens)· Data 2024Source type : Official
Old age, survivors, disability, early retirement · Public and private spending, Eurostat definition · Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
Median equivalised disposable income of people aged 65+ divided by that of people under 65 (1 = parity). EU-SILC survey (Eurostat), survey year; incomes refer to the previous year.· Survey year: incomes of the previous year· Median income ratio — not the COR’s mean standard of living of retirees
0.91ratio
2025
Source: Eurostat — EU-SILC (ilc_pnp2)· Data 2025Source type : Official
Median income 65+ / under 65 (1 = parity) · Survey year: incomes of the previous year · Upd. 09/2026 · Y-axis truncated
Share of people aged 60-64 in work (Labour Force Survey, Eurostat, annual average). It is the age group directly affected by a later retirement age.· Breaks in series flagged by Eurostat (2021: new LFS regulation)
55%
2025
Source: Eurostat — LFS (lfsa_ergan)· Data 2025Source type : Official
People aged 60-64 in work, % of the age group · Breaks in series flagged by Eurostat (2021: new LFS regulation) · Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
