OECD data from 2024 shows that France worked an average of 666 hours per capita, compared with 724 hours in Germany. Both countries are slackers by European standards - the European Union average is 776 hours.
The new retirement is no retirement: Baby boomers are keeping jobs well into their sixties and seventies because they 'like going to work'
Cavedon notes, "Retirement to me is a scary thing. How much can you lay on the beach? For my own personal mental health and well-being, I like being active and working."