Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands

Netherlands: Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total was 42.91 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
42.91
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
16th
of 108 countries
All-time high
42.91
in 2016
All-time low
35.48
in 1988
Years of data
22
1988–2016

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

0102030401988200220161988: 35.51989: 35.51994: 36.31995: 36.51999: 37.22000: 37.22001: 37.42002: 37.72003: 382004: 38.22005: 40.32006: 40.62007: 412008: 41.42009: 41.62010: 41.82011: 422012: 42.22013: 42.32014: 42.52015: 42.52016: 42.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands is 42.91, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands peaked at 42.91 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 35.48, in 1988.

Netherlands ranks 16th of 108 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 35.52 35.48 35.55 2
1990s 36.66 36.32 37.18 3
2000s 39.34 37.23 41.63 10
2010s 42.3 41.77 42.91 7

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 13 Greece 42.96 compare
  2. 14 Lithuania 42.96 compare
  3. 15 Bulgaria 42.94 compare
  4. 17 Sweden 42.79 compare
  5. 18 Estonia 42.58 compare
  6. 19 Portugal 42.54 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands?
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total in Netherlands was 42.91 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 42.91 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of workers, aged 15-64, total recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 35.48 in 1988.
How does Netherlands rank for average age of workers, aged 15-64, total?
Netherlands ranks 16th out of 108 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of workers, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 workers, aged 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
110 places, 1,618 data points, 1970–2021
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