Total number of old age pensions (AOW) in the Netherlands 1998-2018

This statistic shows the total number of old age pensions (AOW) in the Netherlands from 1998 to 2018 (in thousands). In 2018, there were approximately 3.4 million old age pensions in the Netherlands. The AOW scheme is an insurance scheme which covers everyone who lives or works in the Netherlands, regardless of nationality and is a basic state pension. As a rule, everyone who has reached the AOW pension age and lives or has lived in the Netherlands is entitled to this. It is paid under the National Old Age Pensions Act or AOW.