Netherlands vs Pre-demographic dividend: Population ages 65 and above, total

Netherlands
3.77 million
in 2025
Pre-demographic dividend
33.33 million
in 2025
Netherlands rank
34th
Pre-demographic dividend rank
33rd

Population ages 65 and above, total over time

  • Netherlands
  • Pre-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Pre-demographic dividend currently reports 33.33 million against 3.77 million in Netherlands, a difference of 29.55 million.

That makes Pre-demographic dividend's figure about 8.8 times Netherlands's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Pre-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Netherlands ranks 34th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 33rd of 217 countries.

Pre-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Pre-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1960s 1.16 million 6.54 million 5.38 million Pre-demographic dividend
1970s 1.46 million 8.47 million 7.02 million Pre-demographic dividend
1980s 1.74 million 11.17 million 9.43 million Pre-demographic dividend
1990s 2.02 million 14.17 million 12.15 million Pre-demographic dividend
2000s 2.29 million 18.06 million 15.77 million Pre-demographic dividend
2010s 2.94 million 23.94 million 21.00 million Pre-demographic dividend
2020s 3.57 million 30.73 million 27.16 million Pre-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population ages 65 and above, total, Netherlands or Pre-demographic dividend?
Pre-demographic dividend, at 33.33 million against 3.77 million in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in population ages 65 and above, total between Netherlands and Pre-demographic dividend?
29.55 million, with Pre-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Pre-demographic dividend?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Netherlands and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for population ages 65 and above, total?
Netherlands ranks 34th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 33rd of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 65 and above, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population ages 65 and above, total
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,460 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Total population 65 years of age or older. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.