Average age of workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Netherlands

Netherlands: Average age of workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 45.7 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
45.7
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
28th
of 104 countries
All-time high
46.69
in 2012
All-time low
33.93
in 1988
Years of data
22
1988–2016

Average age of workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Netherlands, 1988–2016

010203040501988200220161988: 33.91989: 341994: 38.51995: 38.51999: 38.22000: 36.72001: 37.32002: 37.42003: 37.12004: 37.72005: 442006: 45.32007: 44.52008: 44.72009: 45.62010: 43.82011: 45.82012: 46.72013: 45.52014: 45.42015: 45.52016: 45.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Netherlands recorded 45.7 for average age of workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2016.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Netherlands peaked at 46.69 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 33.93, in 1988.

Netherlands ranks 28th of 104 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 33.97 33.93 34.02 2
1990s 38.39 38.16 38.54 3
2000s 41.03 36.73 45.6 10
2010s 45.48 43.78 46.69 7

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 25 Uruguay 46.14 compare
  2. 26 Poland 45.94 compare
  3. 27 North Macedonia 45.73 compare
  4. 29 Argentina 45.49 compare
  5. 30 Ecuador 45.48 compare
  6. 31 Mauritius 45.46 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Netherlands?
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Netherlands was 45.7 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 46.69 in 2012.
What is the lowest average age of workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 33.93 in 1988.
How does Netherlands rank for average age of workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Netherlands ranks 28th out of 104 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,453 data points, 1970–2021
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