At present, older workers are overrepresented in education and health care. Shortages could arise in these sectors if there is no increase in the inflow of young employees. In education, this is  1  These figures were derived from the population forecast 2006-2050 published by Statistics Netherlands.
2  If the grey pressure doubled, and all other circumstances remained unchanged, the burden of contributions and taxes related to the state old age pensions would also double, from 9% at present to 18% in 2040. That means that net disposable income would not rise by 60%, but by 44%.