Duration of Working Life (Total) rose 0.287% to 34.9 years in France in 2015, according to Eurostat.
Historically, Duration of Working Life (Total) in France reached an all time high of 34.9 years in 2015 and an all time low of 31.8 years in 2001. When compared to France's main peers, Duration of Working Life (Total) in Belgium amounted to 32.6 years, 38.0 years in Germany, 30.7 years in Italy and 34.9 years in Spain in 2015.
France has been ranked 17th within the group of 31 countries we follow in terms of Duration of Working Life (Total).
| Duration of Working Life (Total) | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Austria | years | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 35.9 | 36.0 | 36.2 | 36.5 | 36.7 | |||||||||||
| Belgium | years | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32.1 | 32.5 | 32.1 | 32.2 | 32.5 | |||||||||||
| France | years | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33.9 | 34.0 | 34.1 | 34.5 | 34.7 | |||||||||||
| Germany | years | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36.6 | 36.8 | 37.4 | 37.5 | 37.8 | |||||||||||
| Italy | years | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29.7 | 29.6 | 29.7 | 30.5 | 30.3 | |||||||||||
| Luxembourg | years | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32.1 | 31.6 | 31.9 | 32.5 | 32.7 | |||||||||||
| Morocco | years | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Netherlands | years | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 39.8 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 39.5 | 39.7 | |||||||||||
| Poland | years | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31.0 | 31.6 | 31.8 | 32.1 | 32.2 | |||||||||||
| Portugal | years | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36.8 | 36.9 | 36.9 | 36.9 | 36.6 | |||||||||||
| Slovenia | years | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 34.1 | 34.2 | 33.7 | 33.6 | 33.7 | |||||||||||
| Spain | years | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 34.3 | 34.5 | 34.6 | 34.8 | 34.8 | |||||||||||
| Switzerland | years | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 41.4 | 41.4 | 41.6 | 41.8 | 41.9 |
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