Netherlands: a quarter of Dutch workers are 50 and older

The number of workers 50 years old or more increased by 60 % in ten years. With 1,6 million workers, this age bracket now amounts to a quarter of the working population (23 %), compared to 16 % in 1996. Among people 50 and older, 37 % work at least 12 hours a week, compared to 28 % ten years ago. (Ref. 06455)

Through . Published on 10 May 2006 Ă  8h14 - Update on 26 March 2013 Ă  10h33

These figures testify to the ageing of the population, indicated yesterday the office of statistics CBS (Centraal Bureau voor of Statistiek) by publishing this data,…

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