Female to male life expectancy ratio in Netherlands
Netherlands: Female to male life expectancy ratio was 1.04 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.04
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
223rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.21
in 1945
All-time low
1.02
in 1933
Years of data
174
1850–2023
Female to male life expectancy ratio in Netherlands, 1850–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 1.04 for female to male life expectancy ratio in 2023.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female to male life expectancy ratio in Netherlands peaked at 1.21 in 1945 and was at its lowest, 1.02, in 1933.
That places Netherlands 223rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Female to male life expectancy ratio in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.05 | — |
| 1851 | 1.04 | -0.9% |
| 1852 | 1.04 | +0.4% |
| 1853 | 1.05 | +1.0% |
| 1854 | 1.04 | -0.9% |
| 1855 | 1.05 | +0.3% |
| 1856 | 1.04 | -0.4% |
| 1857 | 1.05 | +0.4% |
| 1858 | 1.06 | +1.4% |
| 1859 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 1860 | 1.06 | -0.8% |
| 1861 | 1.04 | -1.3% |
| 1862 | 1.04 | -0.8% |
| 1863 | 1.05 | +1.6% |
| 1864 | 1.05 | -0.3% |
| 1865 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 1866 | 1.07 | +1.6% |
| 1867 | 1.05 | -1.3% |
| 1868 | 1.05 | -0.4% |
| 1869 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 1870 | 1.05 | +0.3% |
| 1871 | 1.06 | +0.4% |
| 1872 | 1.07 | +1.4% |
| 1873 | 1.07 | -0.6% |
| 1874 | 1.06 | -0.5% |
| 1875 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1876 | 1.06 | +0.4% |
| 1877 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 1879 | 1.06 | -0.5% |
| 1880 | 1.07 | +1.5% |
| 1881 | 1.06 | -1.0% |
| 1882 | 1.07 | +0.5% |
| 1883 | 1.06 | -0.5% |
| 1884 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1885 | 1.06 | -0.5% |
| 1886 | 1.08 | +2.1% |
| 1887 | 1.07 | -0.8% |
| 1888 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1889 | 1.06 | -0.7% |
| 1890 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 1891 | 1.06 | +0.3% |
| 1892 | 1.06 | -0.3% |
| 1893 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1895 | 1.07 | +0.4% |
| 1896 | 1.06 | -1.0% |
| 1897 | 1.07 | +1.3% |
| 1898 | 1.06 | -0.7% |
| 1899 | 1.06 | -0.4% |
| 1900 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1901 | 1.07 | +0.7% |
| 1902 | 1.05 | -1.3% |
| 1903 | 1.06 | +0.7% |
| 1904 | 1.05 | -0.8% |
| 1905 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 1906 | 1.04 | -1.2% |
| 1907 | 1.05 | +0.5% |
| 1908 | 1.05 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 1.04 | -0.2% |
| 1910 | 1.04 | -0.4% |
| 1911 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 1912 | 1.04 | -0.7% |
| 1913 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 1914 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 1915 | 1.03 | -0.5% |
| 1916 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 1917 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 1918 | 1.04 | +0.5% |
| 1919 | 1.03 | -1.2% |
| 1920 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 1921 | 1.03 | -0.4% |
| 1922 | 1.02 | -0.5% |
| 1923 | 1.02 | +0.2% |
| 1924 | 1.02 | -0.4% |
| 1925 | 1.03 | +0.4% |
| 1926 | 1.02 | -0.3% |
| 1927 | 1.02 | +0.1% |
| 1928 | 1.02 | +0.1% |
| 1929 | 1.02 | -0.1% |
| 1930 | 1.02 | -0.1% |
| 1931 | 1.02 | -0.2% |
| 1932 | 1.02 | -0.1% |
| 1933 | 1.02 | -0.0% |
| 1934 | 1.02 | +0.2% |
| 1935 | 1.02 | -0.0% |
| 1936 | 1.02 | -0.2% |
| 1937 | 1.02 | +0.2% |
| 1938 | 1.03 | +0.3% |
| 1939 | 1.02 | -0.1% |
| 1940 | 1.06 | +3.3% |
| 1941 | 1.05 | -0.9% |
| 1942 | 1.06 | +0.7% |
| 1943 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1944 | 1.08 | +2.0% |
| 1945 | 1.21 | +11.9% |
| 1946 | 1.04 | -13.7% |
| 1947 | 1.04 | -0.2% |
| 1948 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 1949 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 1950 | 1.03 | -0.5% |
| 1951 | 1.04 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 1.03 | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 1.04 | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 1.04 | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 1.04 | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 1.04 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 1.05 | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 1.06 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 1.06 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.07 | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 1.08 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 1.08 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 1.08 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 1.09 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.09 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.09 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.09 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 1.09 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.09 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.09 | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.08 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.08 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.07 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.07 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.07 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.06 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.05 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.05 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.05 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.05 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.05 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.05 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.04 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.04 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.04 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.04 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.04 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 1.04 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.06, 98% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 1.04 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.07, 97% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.07 | 1.04 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.07 | 1.05 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 | 1.05 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is female to male life expectancy ratio in Netherlands?
- Female to male life expectancy ratio in Netherlands was 1.04 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female to male life expectancy ratio recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 in 1945.
- What is the lowest female to male life expectancy ratio recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 in 1933.
- How does Netherlands rank for female to male life expectancy ratio?
- Netherlands ranks 223rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female to male life expectancy ratio rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female to male life expectancy ratio. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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