Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 92.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
92.4%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
40th
of 215 countries
All-time high
92.6%
in 2023
All-time low
84.3%
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Netherlands, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 92.4% for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Netherlands peaked at 92.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 84.3%, in 1960.
Netherlands ranks 40th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 84.3% | — |
| 1961 | 84.8% | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 84.8% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 85.1% | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 85.1% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 85.2% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 85.1% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 85.3% | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 85.4% | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 84.9% | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 85.2% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 85.8% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 85.8% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 86.0% | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 86.6% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 86.7% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 87.0% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 87.1% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 87.2% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 87.4% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 87.9% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 88.0% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 88.1% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 88.1% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 88.3% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 88.3% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 88.2% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 88.5% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 88.9% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 88.4% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 88.8% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 88.7% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 88.8% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 88.7% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 88.8% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 89.0% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 89.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 89.1% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 89.3% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 89.1% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 89.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 89.3% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 89.6% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 90.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 90.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 90.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 90.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 90.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 90.9% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 91.1% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 91.1% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 91.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 91.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 91.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 91.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 91.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 92.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 92.2% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 91.8% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 92.4% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 92.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 92.4% | -0.2% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 92.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.2%, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 92.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 91.6%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.0% | 84.3% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 86.5% | 85.2% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.3% | 87.9% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.9% | 88.7% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.0% | 89.2% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 91.1% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.3% | 91.8% | 92.6% | 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 share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Netherlands?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Netherlands was 92.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 92.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.3% in 1960.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Netherlands ranks 40th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.