同许多发达国家一样,人口结构迅速老龄化已成为法国面临的一个重要社会问题,尤其是二战后婴儿潮期间出生的一代人开始步入老年队伍。据统计,年龄在60岁以上的老人约占法国人口总数的21.1%,其中85岁以上高龄者超过160万。法国社会已达成广泛共识:帮助老人安度晚年应当成为全社会共同承担 As in many developed countries, the rapid aging of the population structure has become an important social issue facing France. In particular, the generation born during the baby-boomer post-World War II began to enter the elderly. According to statistics, 21.1% of the total population of France is over the age of 60, of whom over 1.6 million are over the age of 85. The French society has reached a broad consensus: to help the elderly settle down in old age should be shared by the whole society