Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Netherlands
Netherlands: Life expectancy at birth, by sex was 80.54 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
80.54 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
27th
of 236 countries
All-time high
80.54 years
in 2023
All-time low
70.26 years
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Netherlands, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy at birth, by sex in Netherlands stood at 80.54 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, by sex in Netherlands peaked at 80.54 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.26 years, in 1951.
That places Netherlands 27th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 70.31 years | — |
| 1951 | 70.26 years | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 70.96 years | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 70.43 years | -0.7% |
| 1954 | 70.96 years | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 70.94 years | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 70.97 years | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 71.38 years | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 71.46 years | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 71.25 years | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 71.44 years | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 71.43 years | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 70.96 years | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 71.01 years | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 71.28 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 71.14 years | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 71.05 years | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 71.17 years | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 70.94 years | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 70.91 years | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 70.83 years | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 71.02 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 70.84 years | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 71.35 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 71.63 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 71.47 years | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 71.53 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 72.08 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 71.93 years | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 72.43 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 72.44 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 72.7 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 72.73 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 72.93 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 72.96 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 73.06 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 73.07 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 73.5 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 73.69 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 73.66 years | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 73.82 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 74.05 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 74.3 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 73.98 years | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 74.58 years | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 74.6 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 74.65 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 75.16 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 75.18 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 75.33 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 75.53 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 75.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 75.99 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 76.24 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 76.87 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 77.2 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 77.63 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 78.02 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 78.31 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 78.53 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 78.78 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 79.2 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 79.15 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 79.42 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 79.87 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 79.74 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 79.88 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 80.07 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 80.16 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.47 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 79.67 years | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 79.69 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 80.27 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 80.54 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 70.89 years | 70.26 years | 71.46 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 71.13 years | 70.91 years | 71.44 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.51 years | 70.83 years | 72.43 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.07 years | 72.44 years | 73.69 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.57 years | 73.82 years | 75.33 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.01 years | 75.53 years | 78.53 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.67 years | 78.78 years | 80.47 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.04 years | 79.67 years | 80.54 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, by sex in Netherlands?
- Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Netherlands was 80.54 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 80.54 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.26 years in 1951.
- How does Netherlands rank for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
- Netherlands ranks 27th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth, by sex rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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