Key figures of the population forecasts 2012-2060

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Forecast(-interval) Periods Demographic pressure Green pressure (%)
Forecast 2012
2013 38.4
2014 38.3
2015 38.1
2016 38.1
2017 38.0
2018 38.0
2019 37.8
2020 37.7
2021 37.5
2022 37.4
2023 37.4
2024 37.3
2025 37.4
2026 37.6
2027 37.8
2028 38.1
2029 38.4
2030 38.7
2031 38.9
2032 39.3
2033 39.6
2034 40.0
2035 40.3
2036 40.6
2037 40.9
2038 41.0
2039 41.1
2040 41.1
2041 41.0
2042 40.9
2043 40.7
2044 40.6
2045 40.4
2046 40.3
2047 40.2
2048 40.0
2049 39.8
2050 39.7
2051 39.5
2052 39.4
2053 39.4
2054 39.3
2055 39.3
2056 39.3
2057 39.3
2058 39.3
2059 39.4
2060 39.5
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2012
2013 38.3
2014 38.1
2015 37.8
2016 37.7
2017 37.4
2018 37.2
2019 36.9
2020 36.5
2021 36.1
2022 35.8
2023 35.5
2024 35.3
2025 35.1
2026 35.1
2027 35.0
2028 35.0
2029 35.0
2030 34.9
2031 34.8
2032 34.8
2033 34.8
2034 34.9
2035 35.1
2036 35.1
2037 35.0
2038 34.9
2039 34.8
2040 34.5
2041 34.2
2042 33.9
2043 33.7
2044 33.4
2045 33.0
2046 32.8
2047 32.5
2048 32.2
2049 31.8
2050 31.3
2051 31.2
2052 31.0
2053 30.9
2054 30.6
2055 30.3
2056 30.2
2057 30.2
2058 29.9
2059 30.0
2060 29.9
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2012
2013 38.5
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


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.
Green pressure
The ratio between the number of people aged 0 to 20 and the number of people aged 20 to 65.