Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Netherlands

Netherlands: Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 was 43.75 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
43.75
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
12th
of 103 countries
All-time high
43.75
in 2016
All-time low
38.76
in 1988
Years of data
22
1988–2016

Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Netherlands, 1988–2016

0102030401988200220161988: 38.81989: 38.81994: 391995: 391999: 39.82000: 40.12001: 40.42002: 40.82003: 41.12004: 41.32005: 41.72006: 41.82007: 42.12008: 42.52009: 42.82010: 432011: 43.32012: 43.42013: 43.52014: 43.72015: 43.72016: 43.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Netherlands stood at 43.75. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Netherlands peaked at 43.75 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 38.76, in 1988.

That places Netherlands 12th out of 103 countries with data for 2016, putting it 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 38.77 38.76 38.79 2
1990s 39.29 39 39.83 3
2000s 41.46 40.13 42.76 10
2010s 43.47 42.95 43.75 7

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 9 Sweden 43.94 compare
  2. 10 Hungary 43.89 compare
  3. 11 Lithuania 43.81 compare
  4. 13 Latvia 43.67 compare
  5. 14 Estonia 43.65 compare
  6. 15 Bulgaria 43.62 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Netherlands?
Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 in Netherlands was 43.75 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 43.75 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 38.76 in 1988.
How does Netherlands rank for average age of wage workers, aged 25-64?
Netherlands ranks 12th out of 103 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 25-64. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Average age of wage workers, aged 25-64
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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