At what age can an employee retire?

Verified 14 August 2026 - Public Service / (Prime Minister)

Age from which you can retiring depends on your date of birth.

Tableau - Age at which you can retire

You were born:

You can retire from:

Between the 1er January 1963 and March 31, 1965

62 years and 9 months

Between the 1er April 1965 and December 31, 1965

63 years

In 1966

63 years and 3 months

In 1967

63 years and 6 months

In 1968

63 years and 9 months

From 1er January 1969

64 years

The minimum retirement age is lowered by one year if you were born from 1er April 1965 and if you benefit from at least 1 quarter of increase in the duration of insurance as a parent for any of the following reasons:

  • Increase in the duration of insurance by 4 quarters allocated to women, for each child, in return for the impact on working life of the maternity or reception of an adopted child and the steps prior to this reception
  • Increase in the period of insurance by 4 quarters allocated to the father or mother, for each minor child, in return for the child's education during the 4 years following the birth or adoption
  • Increase in the duration of insurance by one quarter per 30-month period of education of a child with a permanent disability of 80% under 20 years of age
  • Increase in the duration of insurance equal to the actual duration of parental education leave.

He's also possible to retire early before the minimum age of departure if you are in one of the following situations and fill in the requirements :

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