France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the US, the UK, China, India, Brazil: Wikistrat’s Research Team compares France’s pension system with the nine other largest economies. France spends 13.4% of GDP on public pensions, models a 56.6% replacement rate, and faces a rise in people aged 65+ per 100 workers from 40.2 to 53.4 by 2054. With the retirement age frozen until January 2028, the brief maps who bears the adjustment: workers, future retirees, or taxpayers.