Median age estimates and projections in Netherlands
The median age in Netherlands was 41.4 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2016.
Netherlands, 2023 (latest estimate)
41.4
Change from 2022
−0.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
42.6 years
Projection for 2030
42.0 years
Projection for 2050
45.5 years
Projection for 2100
48.4 years
Position in 2023
36th of 216
Median age estimates and projections in Netherlands over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Netherlands |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 48.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 48.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 48.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 48.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 47.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 47.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 47.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 46.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 46.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 46.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 45.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 44.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 43.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 42.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 42.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 41.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 41.4 years |
| 2022 | 41.5 years |
| 2021 | 41.6 years |
| 2020 | 41.5 years |
| 2019 | 41.5 years |
| 2018 | 41.5 years |
| 2017 | 41.4 years |
| 2016 | 41.3 years |
| 2015 | 41.2 years |
| 2014 | 41.0 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2% from 41.5 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 40.7 years, the figure has changed by +1.7%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Netherlands has the 36th highest value.
More for Netherlands
All statistics for Netherlands
Median age of the population
42.6 years
2025 · Eurostat
Population estimates and projections
18,092,524 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Population on 1 January
18,044,027 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
18,044,027 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
9.1p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
9.6p (Provisional) per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat