This statistic displays the average age of startup founders in Belgium and the Netherlands in 2018. The average age of startup founders in the Netherlands was 34 years when the business was founded, while the figures show that startup founders in Belgium were on average one year older when they started their companies.
Average age of startup* founders in Belgium and the Netherlands in 2018
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Average age of startup* founders in Belgium and the Netherlands in 2018
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* The term ‘start-up’ has no official definition but is commonly based on three criteria, namely:
Age (younger than ten years)
Innovation (of product or business model)
Aim to scale up (intention to grow the number of employees and/or markets in which they operate)
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European Commission. (November 20, 2018). Average age of startup* founders in Belgium and the Netherlands in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1012540/distribution-of-startup-founders-in-belgium-and-the-netherlands/
European Commission. "Average age of startup* founders in Belgium and the Netherlands in 2018." Chart. November 20, 2018. Statista. Accessed April 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1012540/distribution-of-startup-founders-in-belgium-and-the-netherlands/
European Commission. (2018). Average age of startup* founders in Belgium and the Netherlands in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1012540/distribution-of-startup-founders-in-belgium-and-the-netherlands/
European Commission. "Average Age of Startup* Founders in Belgium and The Netherlands in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Nov 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1012540/distribution-of-startup-founders-in-belgium-and-the-netherlands/
European Commission, Average age of startup* founders in Belgium and the Netherlands in 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1012540/distribution-of-startup-founders-in-belgium-and-the-netherlands/ (last visited April 12, 2025)
Average age of startup* founders in Belgium and the Netherlands in 2018 [Graph], European Commission, November 20, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1012540/distribution-of-startup-founders-in-belgium-and-the-netherlands/
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