The statistic displays the results of a survey conducted by Ipsos of estimated and actual World Bank projections of the share of people who will be aged 65 years and older by 2050 in the Netherlands and Belgium in 2018.
The survey results show that as of 2018, survey respondents in both the Netherlands and Belgium estimated that over half of their population would be aged 65 years or older by 2050, while the actual World Bank estimated were significantly lower, at just over 25 percent.
In 2050, in your country out of every 100 people how many do you think will be over 65, according to projections by the World Bank?*
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* The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Now thinking about 2050, out of every 100 people in [COUNTRY], about how many do you
think will be over 65, according to projections by the World Bank?"
** 500 respondents for Belgium and 500 for the Netherlands.
The results have been weighted to represent the entire population.
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Ipsos. (December 5, 2018). In 2050, in your country out of every 100 people how many do you think will be over 65, according to projections by the World Bank?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/952760/estimated-and-actual-projection-of-share-of-people-aged-65-and-older-in-the-netherlands-and-belgium/
Ipsos. "In 2050, in your country out of every 100 people how many do you think will be over 65, according to projections by the World Bank?*." Chart. December 5, 2018. Statista. Accessed June 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/952760/estimated-and-actual-projection-of-share-of-people-aged-65-and-older-in-the-netherlands-and-belgium/
Ipsos. (2018). In 2050, in your country out of every 100 people how many do you think will be over 65, according to projections by the World Bank?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/952760/estimated-and-actual-projection-of-share-of-people-aged-65-and-older-in-the-netherlands-and-belgium/
Ipsos. "In 2050, in Your Country out of Every 100 People How Many Do You Think Will Be over 65, According to Projections by The World Bank?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/952760/estimated-and-actual-projection-of-share-of-people-aged-65-and-older-in-the-netherlands-and-belgium/
Ipsos, In 2050, in your country out of every 100 people how many do you think will be over 65, according to projections by the World Bank?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/952760/estimated-and-actual-projection-of-share-of-people-aged-65-and-older-in-the-netherlands-and-belgium/ (last visited June 02, 2025)
In 2050, in your country out of every 100 people how many do you think will be over 65, according to projections by the World Bank?* [Graph], Ipsos, December 5, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/952760/estimated-and-actual-projection-of-share-of-people-aged-65-and-older-in-the-netherlands-and-belgium/
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