Netherlands - Life expectancy at birth

Life expectancy improves in Netherlands

In 2024 the life expectancy in Netherlands increased to 82 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 83.4 years and for men 80.6 years.

Netherlands’s position worsened with respect to the 195 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 30th in 2023 to 32th in 2024.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Netherlands over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2023, when it was 81.9 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2014, when it was 81.8 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Netherlands. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Netherlands in Dutch economy.

Netherlands - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2024	83.40	80.60	82.00
2023	83.40	80.40	81.90
2022	83.10	80.20	81.70
2021	83.00	79.70	81.40
2020	83.10	79.70	81.40
2019	83.70	80.60	82.20
2018	83.40	80.30	81.90
2017	83.40	80.20	81.80
2016	83.20	80.00	81.70
2015	83.20	79.90	81.60
2014	83.50	80.00	81.80
2013	83.20	79.50	81.40
2012	83.00	79.30	81.20
2011	83.10	79.40	81.30
2010	83.00	78.90	81.00
2009	82.90	78.70	80.90
2008	82.50	78.40	80.50
2007	82.50	78.10	80.40
2006	82.00	77.70	80.00
2005	81.70	77.20	79.60
2004	81.50	76.90	79.30
2003	81.00	76.30	78.70
2002	80.70	76.00	78.50
2001	80.80	75.80	78.40
2000	80.70	75.60	78.20
1999	80.50	75.30	78.00
1998	80.80	75.20	78.10
1997	80.70	75.20	78.00
1996	80.50	74.70	77.60
1995	80.50	74.60	77.60
1994	80.40	74.60	77.60
1993	80.10	74.00	77.10
1992	80.40	74.30	77.40
1991	80.30	74.10	77.20
1990	80.20	73.80	77.10
1989	80.10	73.70	76.90
1988	80.40	73.70	77.10
1987	80.30	73.50	76.90
1986	79.70	73.10	76.40
1985	79.80	73.10	76.50
1984	79.67	72.96	76.23
1983	79.56	72.93	76.16
1982	79.41	72.73	75.99
1981	79.32	72.71	75.93
1980	79.18	72.47	75.74
1979	78.92	72.45	75.61
1978	78.50	71.95	75.15
1977	78.52	72.08	75.22
1976	77.92	71.53	74.65
1975	77.70	71.45	74.50
1974	77.61	71.61	74.54
1973	77.13	71.30	74.14
1972	76.79	70.81	73.73
1971	76.77	70.99	73.81
1970	76.50	70.81	73.59
1969	76.29	70.92	73.54
1968	76.44	70.92	73.61
1967	76.57	71.17	73.80
1966	76.12	71.03	73.51
1965	76.14	71.12	73.57
1964	76.26	71.27	73.70
1963	75.77	71.02	73.34
1962	75.68	71.08	73.32
1961	75.85	71.56	73.65
1960	75.38	71.50	73.39

Netherlands - Life expectancy at birth