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Military service age and obligation
Netherlands — 21 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 20 years of age for an all-volunteer force (2004) |
| 2006 | 20 years of age for an all-volunteer force (2004) |
| 2007 | 20 years of age for an all-volunteer force (2004) |
| 2008 | 20 years of age for an all-volunteer force (2004) |
| 2009 | 20 years of age for an all-volunteer force (2004) |
| 2010 | 20 years of age for an all-volunteer force (2004) |
| 2011 | 20 years of age for an all-volunteer force (2004) |
| 2012 | 20 years of age for an all-volunteer force (2004) |
| 2013 | 17 years of age for an all-volunteer force (2012) |
| 2014 | 17 years of age for an all-volunteer force (2014) |
| 2015 | 17 years of age for an all-volunteer force (2014) |
| 2016 | 17 years of age for an all-volunteer force (2014) |
| 2017 | 17 years of age for an all-volunteer force (2014) |
| 2018 | 17 years of age for an all-volunteer force (2014) |
| 2019 | 17 years of age for an all-volunteer force (2016) |
| 2020 | 17 years of age for an all-volunteer force (2016) |
| 2021 | 17 years of age for an all-volunteer force; conscription abolished in 1996 (2021) |
| 2022 | 17 years of age for voluntary service for men and women; the military is an all-volunteer force; conscription remains in place, but the requirement to show up for compulsory military service was suspended in 1997; must be a citizen of the Netherlands (2022) note: in 2019, women made up about 11% of the military's full-time personnel |
| 2023 | 17 years of age for voluntary service for men and women; the military is an all-volunteer force; conscription remains in place, but the requirement to show up for compulsory military service was suspended in 1997; must be a citizen of the Netherlands (2023) note: in 2023, women made up about 14% of the military's full-time personnel |
| 2024 | 17 years of age for voluntary service for men and women; the military is an all-volunteer force; conscription remains in place, but the requirement to show up for compulsory military service was suspended in 1997; must be a citizen of the Netherlands (2024) note: in 2023, women made up about 14% of the military's full-time personnel |
| 2025 | 17 years of age for voluntary service for men and women; the military is an all-volunteer force; conscription remains in place, but the requirement to show up for compulsory military service was suspended in 1997 (2025) |