Average effective age of retirement for women in Netherlands
Netherlands: Average effective age of retirement for women was 62.5 years in 2018. ▼ Falling
Average effective age of retirement for women in Netherlands, 1970–2018
Source: OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 62.5 years for average effective age of retirement for women in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average effective age of retirement for women in Netherlands peaked at 66.7 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 58.5 years, in 2002.
Netherlands ranks 27th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.39 years | 64.1 years | 66.7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.51 years | 59.1 years | 64.1 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.24 years | 58.6 years | 60.1 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.79 years | 58.5 years | 61.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.1 years | 61.4 years | 62.7 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More gender data for Netherlands
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 85,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 89,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 85,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 89,271 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 86,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 90,680 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 90,804 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 95,138 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 90,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 94,840 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average effective age of retirement for women in Netherlands?
- Average effective age of retirement for women in Netherlands was 62.5 years in 2018, according to OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average effective age of retirement for women recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest average effective age of retirement for women recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.5 years in 2002.
- How does Netherlands rank for average effective age of retirement for women?
- Netherlands ranks 27th out of 49 countries with data for 2018.
- Is average effective age of retirement for women rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average effective age of retirement for women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimates are based on a weighted average of changes in labour force participation rates by age, for workers 40+