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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)