The data displays the population of the Netherlands in 2017, by age. On January 1, 2017 there were approx. 3.8 million people younger than 20 years living in the Netherlands. The biggest age group was formed by those between 40 and 65 years old. Together, they number approx. six million people. The retired population of the Netherlands consists of approx. three million people. Considering this make-up of Dutch society, it is not surprising there are so many debates around increasing the retirement age. The ratio of the non-working population to the working population has decreased between 1950 and today, as The data displays.
