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

Netherlands, at 44 Year against 42.8 Year in Switzerland as of 2025.

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

1.2 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.

Netherlands

44 Year

in 2025

Switzerland

42.8 Year

in 2025

Netherlands rank

2nd

Switzerland rank

4th

Netherlands currently reports 44 Year against 42.8 Year in Switzerland, a difference of 1.2 Year.

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

Netherlands ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 4th of 35 countries.

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

Decade	Netherlands	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	37.15 Year	40.46 Year	3.31 Year	Switzerland
2010s	39.81 Year	41.91 Year	2.1 Year	Switzerland
2020s	43.02 Year	42.6 Year	0.4167 Year	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher duration of working life, Netherlands or Switzerland?: Netherlands, at 44 Year against 42.8 Year in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in duration of working life between Netherlands and Switzerland?: 1.2 Year, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Switzerland?: 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Netherlands and Switzerland rank globally for duration of working life?: Netherlands ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 4th 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.