Key figures of the population forecasts 2012-2060

Key figures of the population forecasts 2012-2060

Forecast(-interval) Periods Demographic pressure Total pressure (%) Demographic pressure Green pressure (%) Demographic pressure Grey pressure (%)
Forecast 2012
Forecast 2013 66.4 38.4 28.0
Forecast 2014 67.3 38.3 29.0
Forecast 2015 68.1 38.1 29.9
Forecast 2016 68.9 38.1 30.8
Forecast 2017 69.6 38.0 31.6
Forecast 2018 70.4 38.0 32.4
Forecast 2019 71.0 37.8 33.2
Forecast 2020 71.7 37.7 34.0
Forecast 2021 72.3 37.5 34.7
Forecast 2022 73.0 37.4 35.6
Forecast 2023 73.8 37.4 36.4
Forecast 2024 74.6 37.3 37.3
Forecast 2025 75.7 37.4 38.3
Forecast 2026 76.8 37.6 39.2
Forecast 2027 78.1 37.8 40.3
Forecast 2028 79.5 38.1 41.3
Forecast 2029 80.8 38.4 42.4
Forecast 2030 82.2 38.7 43.5
Forecast 2031 83.4 38.9 44.5
Forecast 2032 84.7 39.3 45.4
Forecast 2033 86.0 39.6 46.3
Forecast 2034 87.2 40.0 47.3
Forecast 2035 88.6 40.3 48.3
Forecast 2036 89.8 40.6 49.2
Forecast 2037 90.8 40.9 49.9
Forecast 2038 91.5 41.0 50.5
Forecast 2039 91.8 41.1 50.7
Forecast 2040 91.9 41.1 50.8
Forecast 2041 91.8 41.0 50.8
Forecast 2042 91.6 40.9 50.7
Forecast 2043 91.3 40.7 50.6
Forecast 2044 91.1 40.6 50.5
Forecast 2045 90.8 40.4 50.3
Forecast 2046 90.6 40.3 50.3
Forecast 2047 90.3 40.2 50.1
Forecast 2048 89.9 40.0 49.9
Forecast 2049 89.5 39.8 49.7
Forecast 2050 89.2 39.7 49.5
Forecast 2051 89.0 39.5 49.4
Forecast 2052 88.8 39.4 49.4
Forecast 2053 88.7 39.4 49.3
Forecast 2054 88.6 39.3 49.3
Forecast 2055 88.6 39.3 49.3
Forecast 2056 88.7 39.3 49.4
Forecast 2057 88.8 39.3 49.5
Forecast 2058 89.0 39.3 49.6
Forecast 2059 89.1 39.4 49.7
Forecast 2060 89.3 39.5 49.9
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2012
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2013 66.3 38.3 27.9
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2014 67.0 38.1 28.8
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2015 67.6 37.8 29.6
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2016 68.1 37.7 30.3
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2017 68.6 37.4 30.9
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2018 69.1 37.2 31.6
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2019 69.5 36.9 32.2
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2020 69.9 36.5 32.7
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2021 70.1 36.1 33.3
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2022 70.5 35.8 33.9
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2023 70.9 35.5 34.5
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2024 71.4 35.3 35.1
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2025 72.1 35.1 35.8
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2026 73.0 35.1 36.5
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2027 73.8 35.0 37.3
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2028 74.6 35.0 38.0
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2029 75.5 35.0 38.7
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2030 76.3 34.9 39.6
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2031 77.1 34.8 40.2
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2032 77.8 34.8 40.7
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2033 78.5 34.8 41.3
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2034 79.5 34.9 42.0
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2035 80.7 35.1 42.7
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2036 81.6 35.1 43.3
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2037 82.3 35.0 43.7
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2038 82.6 34.9 43.9
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2039 82.8 34.8 43.9
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2040 82.8 34.5 43.8
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2041 82.4 34.2 43.6
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2042 81.9 33.9 43.3
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2043 81.3 33.7 43.0
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2044 80.8 33.4 42.5
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2045 80.4 33.0 42.2
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2046 80.0 32.8 41.7
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2047 79.8 32.5 41.4
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2048 79.4 32.2 40.9
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2049 79.0 31.8 40.5
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2050 78.7 31.3 40.2
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2051 78.2 31.2 39.7
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2052 78.0 31.0 39.6
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2053 78.0 30.9 39.2
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2054 77.5 30.6 39.1
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2055 77.3 30.3 39.2
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2056 77.2 30.2 39.0
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2057 77.4 30.2 39.0
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2058 77.4 29.9 39.1
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2059 77.4 30.0 39.0
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2060 77.5 29.9 39.1
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2012
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2013 66.6 38.5 28.1
Source: CBS.
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This table contains forecasts (including intervals) of the population of The Netherlands on 1 January by age groups (three age-groups) and population dynamics: live births, deaths and external migration. Furthermore, the table contains information about the total fertility rate, demographic pressure and life expectancy at birth and at age 65 by sex.

Data available: 2012-2060

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are calculated forecasts.

Changes as of 13 December 2012:
None, this table has been published once-only.

When will new figures be published?
New figures will appear December 2014 in a new table.

Description topics

Demographic pressure
Ratio between number of people aged over 65 and younger than 20, and the number of 20 to 65 year-olds. This ratio is an indicator of the pressure of the non-active population on the labour force.
Total pressure
The sum of the number of people aged between 0 and 20 and people aged 65 and over, in relation to people aged 20 to 65.
Green pressure
The ratio between the number of people aged 0 to 20 and the number of people aged 20 to 65.
Grey pressure
The ratio between the number of people aged 65 or over and the number of people aged 20 to 65.