Average age of wage workers, aged 15-24 in Netherlands

Netherlands: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-24 was 21.97 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
21.97
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
30th
of 103 countries
All-time high
21.97
in 2016
All-time low
19.88
in 2000
Years of data
22
1988–2016

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-24 in Netherlands, 1988–2016

051015201988200220161988: 20.51989: 20.51994: 20.51995: 20.51999: 20.12000: 19.92001: 19.92002: 19.92003: 19.92004: 19.92005: 21.52006: 21.72007: 21.62008: 21.42009: 21.72010: 21.82011: 21.82012: 21.82013: 21.72014: 21.82015: 21.82016: 22

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 21.97 for average age of wage workers, aged 15-24 in 2016. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-24 in Netherlands peaked at 21.97 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19.88, in 2000.

Netherlands ranks 30th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 20.49 20.47 20.51 2
1990s 20.38 20.08 20.54 3
2000s 20.75 19.88 21.73 10
2010s 21.81 21.65 21.97 7

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 27 Mongolia 22.02 compare
  2. 28 Poland 21.98 compare
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  4. 31 Thailand 21.92 compare
  5. 32 Serbia 21.91 compare
  6. 33 Zambia 21.89 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-24 in Netherlands?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-24 in Netherlands was 21.97 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 21.97 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-24 recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 19.88 in 2000.
How does Netherlands rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-24?
Netherlands ranks 30th out of 103 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 wage workers, aged 15-24. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
105 places, 1,483 data points, 1970–2021
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