Employment of older workers in Netherlands
75.8% of people aged 55 to 64 in Netherlands were employed in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2009.
Netherlands, 2025
75.8%
Change from 2024
+0.5percentage points
European Union, 2025
66.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
69.4%
Position in 2025
5th of 34
Employment of older workers in Netherlands over time
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% of population aged 55 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Netherlands | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 75.8% | 66.4% |
| 2024 | 75.3% | 65.2% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | 63.9% |
| 2022 | 73.1% | 62.3% |
| 2021 | 71.4% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 70.8% | 59.0% |
| 2019 | 69.5% | 58.6% |
| 2018 | 67.5% | 57.3% |
| 2017 | 65.4% | 55.5% |
| 2016 | 63.3% | 53.5% |
| 2015 | 61.5% | 51.4% |
| 2014 | 59.6% | 49.7% |
| 2013 | 59.0% | 47.9% |
| 2012 | 57.4% | 46.4% |
| 2011 | 55.0% | 45.0% |
| 2010 | 52.6% | 43.7% |
| 2009 | 51.6% | 43.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 75.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 61.5%, the figure has changed by +14.3 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Netherlands has the 5th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 66.4%.
More for Netherlands
All statistics for Netherlands
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
83.4%
2025 · Eurostat
Life expectancy at age 65
19.9 years
2024 · Eurostat
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
3.9%
2025 · Eurostat
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
8.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
0.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
79.6%
2025 · Eurostat