aging population

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Homes in Amsterdam
Business
Too many single family homes for too few families; Vacancy, depreciation looms: ABN Amro
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Gurneys in a hospital corridor
HealthTechInnovation
Dutch gov't urged to critically examine whether AI can really solve healthcare problems
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100th birthday cake
Health
Number of centenarians stable for five years; 2,551 Dutch are 100 years old or older
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Elderly couple sitting on a bench
HealthBusinessCultureLifestyle
Average retirement age climbs to 66 years and 4 months
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Two couples hanging out.
CultureLifestyle
More than 50% of young Dutch adults do not want children
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Pension
PoliticsBusiness
Cabinet won’t scrap state pension age hike before discussing alternatives
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PRO Senator Paul Rosenmöller shakes Prime Minister Rob Jetten's hand after receving majority support for his motion to scrap the Cabinet's plans to increase state pension age more rapidly. Deputy Prime Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz is next to Jetten, smiling at the camera. 7 April 2026
Politics
Senate axes Dutch government's plan for faster increase in state pension age
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Stock image of an elderly patient in an intensive care unit
Health
10,341 euthanasia deaths last year, up 3.8%; Fifth fewer mental health-related requests
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King Willem-Alexander with the Ministers of the Jetten I Cabinet on the stairs of Huis ten Bosch palace after swearing in the new Cabinet, 23 February 2026
Politics
New government's promises hard to keep, could increase inequality, SCP warns
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Colorful cancer awareness ribbons on a pink bacground
Health
Nearly 135,000 Netherlands residents diagnosed with cancer last year
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Rotterdam City Hall
Business
Municipal staff shortage: Third of officials retiring in 10 years, vacancies remain open
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Seniors biking
Health
Netherlands now officially has more elderly residents than young people
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Older people walking on a street.
Culture
Netherlands faces second aging wave as birth rates fall; Population could drop below 10M
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Cropped view of a woman building a puzzle shaped like a head
Health
Number of people with Parkinson's in Netherlands increased 30% in 10 years
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Selective view of four elderly people sitting at a table and building a puzzle
Health
Early detection won’t help dementia prognosis; Focus on prevention: Dutch Health Council
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Elderly woman's hands
HealthCrime
Experts plead for new research into elder abuse as pressure on informal carers mount
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A pre-fabricated residential space being lifted over a poster for the 2025 parliamentary election to be placed as an apartment’s rear garden extension in Amsterdam, 17 October 2025
Politics
Record proportion of Dutch voters are over 65; Most don't know who to vote for yet
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Corridor in a nursing home
Health
Record number of over 65-year-olds in emergency rooms after falling
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A woman walks by two homes for sale on the Javastraat in Amsterdam-Oost in July 2023.
Business
Nearly a quarter of homes sold again within five years
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A crowded Leidsestraat in Amsterdam
Politics
Dutch less worried about their finances, most pessimistic about the future
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Crowded Leidsestraat in Amsterdam
Health
More deaths than births: Natural population growth in Netherlands increasingly negative
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People swimming in Amsterdam
1-1-2
146 people drowned in Netherlands last year; Half of victims older than 60
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Elderly woman working on a laptop
Business
Netherlands residents work 6 years longer than average EU citizen
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Retiree drinking a beer on a terrace
Business
Aging population: Tax money funded over half of Dutch state pension benefits last year