Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Netherlands

Netherlands: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male was 42.6 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
42.6
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
5th
of 103 countries
All-time high
42.6
in 2016
All-time low
36.11
in 1988
Years of data
22
1988–2016

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Netherlands, 1988–2016

0102030401988200220161988: 36.11989: 36.21994: 36.71995: 36.61999: 37.32000: 37.22001: 37.42002: 37.82003: 382004: 38.22005: 40.62006: 40.72007: 41.12008: 41.32009: 41.62010: 41.72011: 41.92012: 422013: 422014: 42.42015: 42.32016: 42.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Netherlands stood at 42.6. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Netherlands peaked at 42.6 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 36.11, in 1988.

That places Netherlands 5th out of 103 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 36.15 36.11 36.19 2
1990s 36.88 36.65 37.32 3
2000s 39.39 37.23 41.57 10
2010s 42.13 41.75 42.6 7

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 2 Italy 43.65 compare
  2. 3 Nigeria 43.12 compare
  3. 4 Denmark 43.06 compare
  4. 6 Spain 42.56 compare
  5. 7 Bosnia and Herzegovina 42.54 compare
  6. 8 Germany 42.27 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Netherlands?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male in Netherlands was 42.6 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 42.6 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 36.11 in 1988.
How does Netherlands rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male?
Netherlands ranks 5th out of 103 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 15-64, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, male
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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