Which has higher duration of working life, Denmark or Netherlands?

Netherlands, at 44 Year against 42.6 Year in Denmark as of 2025.

What is the difference in duration of working life between Denmark and Netherlands?

1.4 Year, with Netherlands ahead.

26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.

Eurostat, published as Duration of working life. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark

42.6 Year

in 2025

Netherlands

44 Year

in 2025

Denmark rank

5th

Netherlands rank

2nd

Netherlands currently reports 44 Year against 42.6 Year in Denmark, a difference of 1.4 Year.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 2nd of 35 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 2.

Decade	Denmark	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
2000s	38.89 Year	37.15 Year	1.74 Year	Denmark
2010s	39.02 Year	39.81 Year	0.79 Year	Netherlands
2020s	41.3 Year	43.02 Year	1.72 Year	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher duration of working life, Denmark or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 44 Year against 42.6 Year in Denmark as of 2025.
What is the difference in duration of working life between Denmark and Netherlands?: 1.4 Year, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Netherlands?: 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Netherlands rank globally for duration of working life?: Denmark ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 2nd of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Eurostat, published as Duration of working life. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.