The Motives Behind International Migration after Retirement: The Dutch Case
As older adults near the end of their working lives, they have the opportunity to reconsider their living arrangements. Freed from the constraints of employment, the transition to retirement may trigger a relocation.
In 2021, researchers from the Netherlands collected data from a nationally representative sample of Dutch retirement migrants across 40 destinations (N = 6,110). The study shows that Dutch retirement migration is not limited to Southern European destinations, but has a global character, with Thailand And the US in the top five destination countries. The results showed that migration was most likely between the ages of 65-70 and declines sharply after that age. Compared to retirees in the Netherlands who did not migrate, retirement migrants were in good health, more often had a partner but had weaker ties to their family and community in the country of origin. There was much diversity in people's motives for migration in late life.
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