Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Netherlands

Share of population aged 65 and over in the Netherlands in 2025 — 20.9%. Ranked 30 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 11.9 pp.

2025 20.9% +0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 30of 217
Period maximum 20.9%2025
Period minimum 9%1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Netherlands, 1960–202551015202519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 9%1962: 9.3%1964: 9.5%1966: 9.7%1968: 10%1970: 10.2%1972: 10.4%1974: 10.7%1976: 10.9%1978: 11.2%1980: 11.5%1982: 11.7%1984: 11.9%1986: 12.2%1988: 12.5%1990: 12.8%1992: 12.9%1994: 13%1996: 13.2%1998: 13.4%2000: 13.5%2002: 13.6%2004: 13.8%2006: 14.2%2008: 14.7%2010: 15.3%2012: 16.3%2014: 17.4%2016: 18.1%2018: 18.8%2020: 19.4%2022: 19.9%2024: 20.5%2025: 20.9%
Change over the period: +11.9 pp Annual average: 0.18 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Netherlands

Netherlands 20.9%
World 10.4%
Western Europe computed 22.6%
High-income countries computed 20%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Netherlands, by year Netherlands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 20.9 +0.4 pp
2024 20.5 +0.3 pp
2023 20.2 +0.3 pp
2022 19.9 +0.2 pp
2021 19.7 +0.3 pp
2020 19.4 +0.3 pp
2019 19.1 +0.3 pp
2018 18.8 +0.3 pp
2017 18.4 +0.3 pp
2016 18.1 +0.3 pp
2015 17.8 +0.4 pp
2014 17.4 +0.5 pp
2013 16.9 +0.5 pp
2012 16.3 +0.6 pp
2011 15.7 +0.5 pp
2010 15.3 +0.3 pp
2009 15 +0.3 pp
2008 14.7 +0.3 pp
2007 14.5 +0.2 pp
2006 14.2 +0.2 pp
2005 14 +0.2 pp
2004 13.8 +0.2 pp
2003 13.7 +0.1 pp
2002 13.6 +0.1 pp
2001 13.5 +0 pp
2000 13.5 +0 pp
1999 13.4 +0 pp
1998 13.4 +0.1 pp
1997 13.3 +0.1 pp
1996 13.2 +0.1 pp
1995 13.1 +0.1 pp
1994 13 +0.1 pp
1993 13 +0.1 pp
1992 12.9 +0.1 pp
1991 12.8 +0.1 pp
1990 12.8 +0.1 pp
1989 12.7 +0.1 pp
1988 12.5 +0.2 pp
1987 12.4 +0.2 pp
1986 12.2 +0.2 pp
1985 12 +0.1 pp
1984 11.9 +0.1 pp
1983 11.8 +0.1 pp
1982 11.7 +0.1 pp
1981 11.6 +0.1 pp
1980 11.5 +0.1 pp
1979 11.4 +0.2 pp
1978 11.2 +0.2 pp
1977 11 +0.1 pp
1976 10.9 +0.1 pp
1975 10.8 +0.1 pp
1974 10.7 +0.2 pp
1973 10.5 +0.1 pp
1972 10.4 +0.1 pp
1971 10.3 +0.1 pp
1970 10.2 +0.1 pp
1969 10.1 +0.1 pp
1968 10 +0.1 pp
1967 9.8 +0.1 pp
1966 9.7 +0.1 pp
1965 9.6 +0.1 pp
1964 9.5 +0.1 pp
1963 9.4 +0.1 pp
1962 9.3 +0.1 pp
1961 9.1 +0.1 pp
1960 9

Western Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of population aged 65 and over. The international threshold for an old population is 7%, for a very old one 14%. The indicator directly determines the load on the pension system and health care, which is why demographic projections use it more often than median age.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.