Difference in male and female life expectancy in Netherlands
Netherlands: Difference in male and female life expectancy was 3.15 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
3.15
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
208th
of 236 countries
All-time high
9.97
in 1945
All-time low
-0.13
in 1922
Years of data
174
1850–2023
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Netherlands, 1850–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 3.15 for difference in male and female life expectancy in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in male and female life expectancy in Netherlands peaked at 9.97 in 1945 and was at its lowest, -0.13, in 1922.
That places Netherlands 208th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.46 | — |
| 1851 | 0.55 | +19.6% |
| 1852 | 0.75 | +36.4% |
| 1853 | 1.23 | +64.0% |
| 1854 | 1.06 | -13.8% |
| 1855 | 0.73 | -31.1% |
| 1856 | 0.71 | -2.7% |
| 1857 | 0.48 | -32.4% |
| 1858 | 0.84 | +75.0% |
| 1859 | 1.32 | +57.1% |
| 1860 | 1.18 | -10.6% |
| 1861 | 0.61 | -48.3% |
| 1862 | 1.07 | +75.4% |
| 1863 | 0.89 | -16.8% |
| 1864 | 0.09 | -89.9% |
| 1865 | 0.16 | +77.8% |
| 1866 | 1.24 | +675.0% |
| 1867 | 0.78 | -37.1% |
| 1868 | 0.84 | +7.7% |
| 1869 | 0.37 | -56.0% |
| 1870 | 0.63 | +70.3% |
| 1871 | 0.87 | +38.1% |
| 1872 | 1.12 | +28.7% |
| 1873 | 1.14 | +1.8% |
| 1874 | 0.67 | -41.2% |
| 1875 | 0.68 | +1.5% |
| 1876 | 1.01 | +48.5% |
| 1877 | 1.11 | +9.9% |
| 1878 | 0.8 | -27.9% |
| 1879 | 0.62 | -22.5% |
| 1880 | 1.06 | +71.0% |
| 1881 | 1.12 | +5.7% |
| 1882 | 1.19 | +6.2% |
| 1883 | 0.82 | -31.1% |
| 1884 | 1.07 | +30.5% |
| 1885 | 0.87 | -18.7% |
| 1886 | 1.54 | +77.0% |
| 1887 | 1.49 | -3.2% |
| 1888 | 1.71 | +14.8% |
| 1889 | 1.26 | -26.3% |
| 1890 | 1.38 | +9.5% |
| 1891 | 1.37 | -0.7% |
| 1892 | 1.19 | -13.1% |
| 1893 | 1.48 | +24.4% |
| 1894 | 1.26 | -14.9% |
| 1895 | 1.58 | +25.4% |
| 1896 | 1.57 | -0.6% |
| 1897 | 1.92 | +22.3% |
| 1898 | 1.59 | -17.2% |
| 1899 | 1.48 | -6.9% |
| 1900 | 1.29 | -12.8% |
| 1901 | 1.4 | +8.5% |
| 1902 | 1.46 | +4.3% |
| 1903 | 1.58 | +8.2% |
| 1904 | 1.28 | -19.0% |
| 1905 | 1.23 | -3.9% |
| 1906 | 0.97 | -21.1% |
| 1907 | 0.9 | -7.2% |
| 1908 | 0.83 | -7.8% |
| 1909 | 1.05 | +26.5% |
| 1910 | 0.84 | -20.0% |
| 1911 | 0.87 | +3.6% |
| 1912 | 0.71 | -18.4% |
| 1913 | 0.81 | +14.1% |
| 1914 | 0.78 | -3.7% |
| 1915 | 0.74 | -5.1% |
| 1916 | 0.61 | -17.6% |
| 1917 | 0.84 | +37.7% |
| 1918 | 1.43 | +70.2% |
| 1919 | 0.39 | -72.7% |
| 1920 | 0.32 | -17.9% |
| 1921 | 0.16 | -50.0% |
| 1922 | -0.13 | -181.2% |
| 1923 | 0.37 | -384.6% |
| 1924 | 0.09 | -75.7% |
| 1925 | 0.2 | +122.2% |
| 1926 | 0.12 | -40.0% |
| 1927 | 0.11 | -8.3% |
| 1928 | 0.18 | +63.6% |
| 1929 | 0.05 | -72.2% |
| 1930 | 0.33 | +560.0% |
| 1931 | 0.17 | -48.5% |
| 1932 | 0.15 | -11.8% |
| 1933 | 0.23 | +53.3% |
| 1934 | 0.51 | +121.7% |
| 1935 | 0.51 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.53 | +3.9% |
| 1937 | 0.56 | +5.7% |
| 1938 | 0.76 | +35.7% |
| 1939 | 0.87 | +14.5% |
| 1940 | 2.91 | +234.5% |
| 1941 | 2.04 | -29.9% |
| 1942 | 2.74 | +34.3% |
| 1943 | 2.77 | +1.1% |
| 1944 | 3.62 | +30.7% |
| 1945 | 9.97 | +175.4% |
| 1946 | 1.46 | -85.4% |
| 1947 | 1.79 | +22.6% |
| 1948 | 1.96 | +9.5% |
| 1949 | 1.93 | -1.5% |
| 1950 | 1.61 | -16.7% |
| 1951 | 1.9 | +17.9% |
| 1952 | 1.8 | -5.2% |
| 1953 | 1.92 | +6.9% |
| 1954 | 2.36 | +22.7% |
| 1955 | 2.62 | +11.2% |
| 1956 | 2.65 | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 2.74 | +3.6% |
| 1958 | 2.92 | +6.3% |
| 1959 | 3.4 | +16.5% |
| 1960 | 3.46 | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 3.77 | +9.2% |
| 1962 | 4.17 | +10.6% |
| 1963 | 4.32 | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 4.61 | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 4.68 | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 4.66 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 5.06 | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 5.13 | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 5.03 | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 5.35 | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 5.42 | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 5.66 | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 5.59 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 5.74 | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 6.02 | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 6.21 | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 6.19 | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 6.28 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 6.24 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 6.53 | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 6.42 | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 6.5 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 6.49 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 6.49 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 6.44 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 6.4 | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 6.4 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 6.33 | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 6.12 | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 6.13 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 5.93 | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 5.87 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 5.88 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 5.6 | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 5.61 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 5.58 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 5.27 | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 5.33 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 5.05 | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 4.96 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 4.79 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 4.58 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 4.55 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 4.46 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 4.34 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 4.18 | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 4.2 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 3.93 | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 4.05 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 3.9 | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 3.55 | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 3.59 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 3.58 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 3.36 | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 3.33 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 3.21 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 3.17 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 3.1 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 3.04 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 3.35 | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 3.27 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 3.2 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 3.15 | -1.6% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 3.15 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.91, 64% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 3.15 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.35, 59% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in male and female life expectancy in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1866 | +675.0% | 0.16 | 1.24 |
| 1930 | +560.0% | 0.05 | 0.33 |
| 1923 | +384.6% | -0.13 | 0.37 |
| 1940 | +234.5% | 0.87 | 2.91 |
| 1922 | -181.2% | 0.16 | -0.13 |
| 1945 | +175.4% | 3.62 | 9.97 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.813 | 0.46 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.723 | 0.09 | 1.24 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.865 | 0.62 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.21 | 0.82 | 1.71 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.48 | 1.19 | 1.92 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.2 | 0.83 | 1.58 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.802 | 0.39 | 1.43 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.147 | -0.13 | 0.37 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.462 | 0.15 | 0.87 | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.12 | 1.46 | 9.97 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.39 | 1.61 | 3.4 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.49 | 3.46 | 5.13 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.87 | 5.35 | 6.28 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.41 | 6.12 | 6.53 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.63 | 5.05 | 6.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.41 | 3.93 | 4.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.38 | 3.04 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.24 | 3.15 | 3.35 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in male and female life expectancy in Netherlands?
- Difference in male and female life expectancy in Netherlands was 3.15 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 9.97 in 1945.
- What is the lowest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.13 in 1922.
- How does Netherlands rank for difference in male and female life expectancy?
- Netherlands ranks 208th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in male and female life expectancy rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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