The population of the Netherlands is getting increasingly older, due to longer life expectancy and a sub-replacement fertility rate.[1][2] In Dutch this phenomenon is called Vergrijzing (English: Graying).[1] As of 1 January 2023 around 20% of the Dutch population is aged 65 or older.[3] It is predicted that this will increase to 24% in 2035 with some areas facing more severe ageing than others, especially rural municipalities in the east of the country.[4] It is expected that the following decades this percentage will continue to increase.[5][6]
The cause of the ageing population of the Netherlands can be traced back to the 1970s when the fertility rate started to rapidly drop.[7]
- ^ a b "Wat wordt precies bedoeld met vergrijzing? En waar staat Nederland nu?". MAX Vandaag (in Dutch). 30 November 2023.
- ^ van den Brekel and Deven (1996), p. 90.
- ^ "Bevolking | Vergrijzing". Vzinfo.nl (in Dutch). 19 October 2023.
- ^ "Prognose: in 2035 vooral meer inwoners in en om grotere gemeenten". Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving (in Dutch). 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Is de vergrijzing een probleem?". NPO Kennis (in Dutch). 20 December 2023.
- ^ Peter Ekamper and Nico van Nimwegen (6 June 2018). "Demografie in het kort: Vergrijzing". Demos (in Dutch).
- ^ van den Brekel and Deven (1996), pp. 91-92.
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