Life Expectancy at Birth in Netherlands
Netherlands: Life Expectancy at Birth was 81.97 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
81.97
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
37th
of 216 countries
All-time high
82.11
in 2019
All-time low
73.32
in 1962
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Netherlands, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Netherlands is 81.97, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Netherlands peaked at 82.11 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 73.32, in 1962.
That places Netherlands 37th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 73.39 | — |
| 1961 | 73.65 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 73.32 | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 73.34 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 73.7 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 73.57 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 73.51 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 73.8 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 73.61 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 73.54 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 73.59 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 73.81 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 73.73 | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 74.14 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 74.54 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 74.5 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 74.65 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 75.22 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 75.15 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 75.61 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 75.74 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 75.93 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 75.99 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 76.16 | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 76.23 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 76.28 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 76.27 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 76.71 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 76.89 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 76.73 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 76.88 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 77 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 77.22 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 76.92 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 77.38 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 77.4 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 77.44 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 77.79 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 77.88 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 77.84 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 77.99 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 78.19 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 78.29 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 78.49 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 79.1 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 79.35 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 79.7 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 80.1 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 80.25 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 80.55 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 80.7 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 81.2 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 81.1 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 81.3 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 81.71 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 81.51 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 81.56 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 81.76 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 81.81 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 82.11 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 81.36 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 81.31 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 81.61 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 81.86 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 81.97 | +0.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 81.97 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.36, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 81.97 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.88, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.54 | 73.32 | 73.8 | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.49 | 73.59 | 75.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.29 | 75.74 | 76.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.37 | 76.88 | 77.88 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.2 | 77.99 | 80.55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.48 | 80.7 | 82.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.62 | 81.31 | 81.97 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More gender data for Netherlands
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,769 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.232 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 15,988 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 15,988 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.366 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 85,418 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 89,789 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 85,046 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 89,271 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 86,477 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Netherlands?
- Life expectancy at birth in Netherlands was 81.97 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 82.11 in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.32 in 1962.
- How does Netherlands rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Netherlands ranks 37th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.