Population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other in Netherlands
Netherlands: Population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other was 18.2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
18.2
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
5th
of 24 countries
All-time high
20.4
in 2018
All-time low
18.2
in 2025
Years of data
8
2018–2025
Population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other in Netherlands, 2018–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 18.2 for population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
That places Netherlands 5th out of 24 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 20.4 | — |
| 2019 | 20 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 18.4 | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 19 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 18.3 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 19.1 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 19 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 18.2 | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 20.2 | 20 | 20.4 | 2 |
| 2020s | 18.67 | 18.2 | 19.1 | 6 |
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More population data for Netherlands
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2761 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.201 (2100)
- Population density 519.97 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 757,165 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.201 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 263,399 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0.0146 units per person (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other in Netherlands?
- Population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other in Netherlands was 18.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 20.4 in 2018.
- What is the lowest population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2 in 2025.
- How does Netherlands rank for population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other?
- Netherlands ranks 5th out of 24 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Population aged 25-64 by educational attainment level, sex and other typologies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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