Demographic pressure the Netherlands 1950-2019

This statistic shows the demographic pressure in the Netherlands from 1950 to 2019. It shows that until 1965 the demographic pressure increased from 81.9 percent to 90.3 percent. This corresponds with the baby boom period that came after the Second World War. After 1965, the demographic pressure decreased until 1995, from 90.3 percent to 60.2 percent. After 1995 the demographic pressure started to increase again, this time as a result of an aging population. Between 1995 and 2019, the demographic pressure increased from 60.2 percent to 69.8 percent.