Life Expectancy at Birth in Netherlands, The
Netherlands, The: Life Expectancy at Birth was 81.97 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Netherlands, The, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Netherlands, The 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, The peaked at 82.11 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 73.32, in 1962.
That places Netherlands, The 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.
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 |
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More gender data for Netherlands, The
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 90,680 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 90,804 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 95,138 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 90,581 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 94,840 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Netherlands, The?
- Life expectancy at birth in Netherlands, The was 81.97 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Netherlands, The?
- The highest recorded value was 82.11 in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Netherlands, The?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.32 in 1962.
- How does Netherlands, The rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Netherlands, The ranks 37th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Netherlands, The?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands, The 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.