Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands

Netherlands: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total was 46.13 in 2016. β–² Rising

Latest (2016)
46.13
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
13th
of 106 countries
All-time high
46.13
in 2016
All-time low
41.37
in 1989
Years of data
22
1988–2016

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands, 1988–2016

010203040501988200220161988: 41.61989: 41.41994: 41.91995: 42.11999: 42.82000: 42.82001: 42.92002: 43.12003: 43.22004: 43.42005: 44.32006: 44.42007: 452008: 44.32009: 44.42010: 43.42011: 442012: 44.82013: 44.62014: 45.12015: 45.22016: 46.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 46.13 for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in 2016. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands peaked at 46.13 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 41.37, in 1989.

Netherlands ranks 13th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 41.5 41.37 41.62 2
1990s 42.27 41.93 42.79 3
2000s 43.78 42.77 45.01 10
2010s 44.74 43.39 46.13 7

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 10 Sweden 46.72 compare
  2. 11 Lithuania 46.61 compare
  3. 12 Greece 46.28 compare
  4. 14 Austria 46.05 compare
  5. 15 Sri Lanka 46.01 compare
  6. 16 Georgia 45.97 compare

See the full ranking of 106 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands?
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands was 46.13 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 46.13 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 41.37 in 1989.
How does Netherlands rank for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total?
Netherlands ranks 13th out of 106 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,570 data points, 1970–2021
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