Last update: October 31, 2016
The AOW and retirement age increase because citizens live longer. Life expectancy increase in 2022. The Statistics Netherlands (CBS) published the new population forecast today.
The AOW pension age is linked to the life expectancy as from 2022, and will increase in steps of 3 months. De AOW pension age is expected to increase again in the next years. On the website of the SVB people can calculate their AOW pension age.
As a result of the increase of the life expectancy the standard retirement age will increase from 67 years to 68 years. The standard retirement age is used for the yearly maximum fiscal pension accrual.