Age dependency ratio, old in Netherlands
Netherlands: Age dependency ratio, old was 32.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Netherlands, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
In 2025, age dependency ratio, old in Netherlands stood at 32.5%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Netherlands peaked at 32.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 1960.
Netherlands ranks 31st of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, old in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.7% | — |
| 1961 | 14.9% | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 15.0% | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 15.1% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 15.3% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 15.4% | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 15.5% | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 15.7% | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 16.0% | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 16.1% | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 16.3% | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 16.4% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 16.5% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 16.6% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 16.8% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 16.9% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 16.9% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 17.0% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 17.2% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 17.3% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 17.4% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 17.4% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 17.5% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 17.5% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 17.5% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 17.6% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 17.8% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 17.9% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 18.1% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 18.4% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 18.5% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 18.7% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 18.8% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 18.9% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 19.1% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 19.3% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 19.4% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 19.6% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 19.7% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 19.8% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 19.9% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 20.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 20.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 20.8% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 21.1% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 21.4% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 21.8% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 22.8% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 24.6% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 26.4% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 27.1% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 27.6% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 28.2% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 28.7% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 29.3% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 29.8% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 30.3% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 30.7% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 31.2% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 31.8% | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 32.5% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.4% | 14.7% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.8% | 16.3% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.7% | 17.4% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.2% | 18.5% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 19.9% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 22.8% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 29.8% | 32.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Netherlands?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Netherlands was 32.5% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 32.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 1960.
- How does Netherlands rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Netherlands ranks 31st out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.