In 2022, there were approximately 3.5 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.
Total number of old age pensions (AOW) in the Netherlands from 1998 to 2022
(in 1,000s)
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Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (August 31, 2023). Total number of old age pensions (AOW) in the Netherlands from 1998 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/577088/total-number-of-old-age-pensions-in-the-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Total number of old age pensions (AOW) in the Netherlands from 1998 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. August 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/577088/total-number-of-old-age-pensions-in-the-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. (2023). Total number of old age pensions (AOW) in the Netherlands from 1998 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/577088/total-number-of-old-age-pensions-in-the-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. "Total Number of Old Age Pensions (Aow) in The Netherlands from 1998 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/577088/total-number-of-old-age-pensions-in-the-netherlands/
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, Total number of old age pensions (AOW) in the Netherlands from 1998 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/577088/total-number-of-old-age-pensions-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited December 12, 2024)
Total number of old age pensions (AOW) in the Netherlands from 1998 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek, August 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/577088/total-number-of-old-age-pensions-in-the-netherlands/