Key figures of the population forecasts 2020-2070

Key figures of the population forecasts 2020-2070

Forecast(-interval) Periods Period life expectancy At age 65 Total (year)
Forecast 2020 19.69
Forecast 2021 20.14
Forecast 2022 20.35
Forecast 2023 20.50
Forecast 2024 20.61
Forecast 2025 20.71
Forecast 2026 20.82
Forecast 2027 20.94
Forecast 2028 21.05
Forecast 2029 21.16
Forecast 2030 21.27
Forecast 2031 21.39
Forecast 2032 21.50
Forecast 2033 21.62
Forecast 2034 21.74
Forecast 2035 21.85
Forecast 2036 21.97
Forecast 2037 22.09
Forecast 2038 22.20
Forecast 2039 22.32
Forecast 2040 22.43
Forecast 2041 22.55
Forecast 2042 22.66
Forecast 2043 22.77
Forecast 2044 22.88
Forecast 2045 22.99
Forecast 2046 23.10
Forecast 2047 23.21
Forecast 2048 23.32
Forecast 2049 23.42
Forecast 2050 23.53
Forecast 2051 23.64
Forecast 2052 23.74
Forecast 2053 23.84
Forecast 2054 23.95
Forecast 2055 24.05
Forecast 2056 24.15
Forecast 2057 24.25
Forecast 2058 24.35
Forecast 2059 24.45
Forecast 2060 24.55
Forecast 2061 24.64
Forecast 2062 24.74
Forecast 2063 24.84
Forecast 2064 24.93
Forecast 2065 25.03
Forecast 2066 25.12
Forecast 2067 25.21
Forecast 2068 25.30
Forecast 2069 25.40
Forecast 2070 25.49
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2020 19.10
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2021 19.30
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2022 19.32
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2023 19.31
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2024 19.27
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2025 19.24
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2026 19.23
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2027 19.23
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2028 19.23
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2029 19.24
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2030 19.25
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2031 19.27
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2032 19.29
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2033 19.32
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2034 19.35
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2035 19.38
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2036 19.41
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2037 19.45
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2038 19.48
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2039 19.52
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2040 19.56
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2041 19.60
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2042 19.64
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2043 19.68
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2044 19.71
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2045 19.75
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2046 19.79
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2047 19.83
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2048 19.88
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2049 19.91
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2050 19.95
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2051 20.00
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2052 20.03
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2053 20.07
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2054 20.11
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2055 20.15
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2056 20.19
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2057 20.23
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2058 20.27
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2059 20.31
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2060 20.35
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2061 20.38
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2062 20.42
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2063 20.46
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2064 20.49
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2065 20.53
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2066 20.56
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2067 20.60
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2068 20.63
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2069 20.67
Lower limit 95% forecast-interval 2070 20.71
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2020 20.28
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2021 20.98
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2022 21.38
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2023 21.69
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2024 21.95
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2025 22.18
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2026 22.41
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2027 22.65
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2028 22.87
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2029 23.08
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2030 23.29
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2031 23.51
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2032 23.71
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2033 23.92
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2034 24.13
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2035 24.32
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2036 24.53
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2037 24.73
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2038 24.92
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2039 25.12
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2040 25.30
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2041 25.50
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2042 25.68
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2043 25.86
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2044 26.05
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2045 26.23
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2046 26.41
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2047 26.59
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2048 26.76
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2049 26.93
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2050 27.11
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2051 27.28
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2052 27.45
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2053 27.61
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2054 27.79
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2055 27.95
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2056 28.11
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2057 28.27
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2058 28.43
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2059 28.59
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2060 28.75
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2061 28.90
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2062 29.06
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2063 29.22
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2064 29.37
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2065 29.53
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2066 29.68
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2067 29.82
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2068 29.97
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2069 30.13
Upper limit 95% forecast-interval 2070 30.27
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2020 19.40
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2021 19.73
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2022 19.84
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2023 19.91
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2024 19.95
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2025 19.98
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2026 20.03
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2027 20.10
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2028 20.15
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2029 20.21
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2030 20.27
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2031 20.34
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2032 20.41
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2033 20.48
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2034 20.56
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2035 20.63
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2036 20.71
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2037 20.79
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2038 20.86
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2039 20.94
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2040 21.01
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2041 21.09
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2042 21.17
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2043 21.24
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2044 21.32
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2045 21.39
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2046 21.47
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2047 21.54
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2048 21.62
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2049 21.68
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2050 21.76
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2051 21.84
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2052 21.91
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2053 21.97
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2054 22.05
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2055 22.12
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2056 22.19
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2057 22.26
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2058 22.33
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2059 22.40
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2060 22.47
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2061 22.53
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2062 22.60
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2063 22.67
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2064 22.73
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2065 22.80
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2066 22.86
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2067 22.93
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2068 22.99
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2069 23.06
Lower limit 67% forecast-interval 2070 23.12
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2020 19.98
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2021 20.55
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2022 20.86
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2023 21.09
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2024 21.27
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2025 21.44
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2026 21.61
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2027 21.78
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2028 21.95
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2029 22.11
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2030 22.27
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2031 22.44
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2032 22.59
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2033 22.76
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2034 22.92
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2035 23.07
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2036 23.23
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2037 23.39
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2038 23.54
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2039 23.70
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2040 23.85
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2041 24.01
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2042 24.15
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2043 24.30
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2044 24.44
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2045 24.59
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2046 24.73
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2047 24.88
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2048 25.02
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2049 25.16
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2050 25.30
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2051 25.44
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2052 25.57
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2053 25.71
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2054 25.85
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2055 25.98
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2056 26.11
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2057 26.24
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2058 26.37
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2059 26.50
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2060 26.63
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2061 26.75
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2062 26.88
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2063 27.01
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2064 27.13
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2065 27.26
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2066 27.38
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2067 27.49
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2068 27.61
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2069 27.74
Upper limit 67% forecast-interval 2070 27.86
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

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 (period) life expectancy at birth and at age 65 by sex.

Data available from: 2020-2070

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

Changes as of 15 December 2023:
None, this table was discontinued. See section 3 for the successor of this table.

Changes as of 16 December 2020:
In this new table, the previous forecast is adjusted based on the most recent insights, the forecast period now runs from 2020 to 2070.

When will new figures be published?
New figures will appear December 2026.

Description topics

Period life expectancy
Period life expectancy (at a given age)
The average number of years a person would live, if he or she experienced the age-specific mortality rates for that time period throughout his or her life.
At age 65
Period life expectancy at age 65
The average number of years a person would live after the 65th birthday, if he or she experienced the age-specific mortality rates for that time period throughout his or her remaining life.
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