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More and More People Working After Retirement Age

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An increasing number of people are working after reaching the state pension age. In the second quarter of this year, there were 152,000 such employees, compared to 96,000 at the beginning of 2018, according to Statistics Netherlands (CBS). The percentage of post-retirement-age workers rose from 1.2 to 1.7 percent in that period.Men are more likely to keep working past retirement age than women. In the second quarter, 2.3 percent of all male empl…

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A growing proportion of all Dutch employees are older than the state pension age, reports the CBS. In the second quarter of 2026, 1.7 percent of employees were over the age at which they are entitled to state pension. The CBS has measured this percentage over the past few years. In the first quarter of 2018, 1.2 percent of employees continued to work after their state pension. Relatively, most people continue to work after their state pension ag…

·Hilversum, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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A colleague reaches retirement age, but instead of a farewell with speeches, drinks, and flowers, the next workday simply follows. That happens often…

·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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More and more people are continuing to work after reaching the state pension age. In the second quarter of this year, there were 152,000 employees, compared with 96,000 at the beginning of 2018. This is reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS). The percentage of state pensioners in paid employment rose from 1.2 to 1.7 percent during that period.

·Apeldoorn, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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More and more people continue working in paid employment after reaching state pension age. In the second quarter of 2026, 1.7… Continuing to work after state pension age is increasing, real estate is leading the way

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Volkskrant broke the news in Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) on Wednesday, October 21, 2026.
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