This statistic shows the motives of people for working beyond retirement age in the Netherlands as of 2016. The majority of respondents (53 percent) declared that the wish to continue working stems from the desire to keep mentally and physically active. Enjoying one's career was the second most often quoted reason for continuing working with 36 percent of respondents pointing to that motive.
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Aegon. (May 26, 2016). The Netherlands: which, if any, of the following are important reasons for you continuing to work to some extent in retirement? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/453311/grounds-for-working-beyond-retiremen-age-in-the-netherlands/
Aegon. "The Netherlands: which, if any, of the following are important reasons for you continuing to work to some extent in retirement?." Chart. May 26, 2016. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/453311/grounds-for-working-beyond-retiremen-age-in-the-netherlands/
Aegon. (2016). The Netherlands: which, if any, of the following are important reasons for you continuing to work to some extent in retirement?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/453311/grounds-for-working-beyond-retiremen-age-in-the-netherlands/
Aegon. "The Netherlands: Which, If Any, of The following Are Important Reasons for You Continuing to Work to Some Extent in Retirement?." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 May 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/453311/grounds-for-working-beyond-retiremen-age-in-the-netherlands/
Aegon, The Netherlands: which, if any, of the following are important reasons for you continuing to work to some extent in retirement? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/453311/grounds-for-working-beyond-retiremen-age-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited June 08, 2025)
The Netherlands: which, if any, of the following are important reasons for you continuing to work to some extent in retirement? [Graph], Aegon, May 26, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/453311/grounds-for-working-beyond-retiremen-age-in-the-netherlands/
