Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth in Netherlands
Netherlands: Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth was 1.04 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.04
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
216th
of 229 countries
All-time high
1.21
in 1945
All-time low
1.02
in 1933
Years of data
174
1850–2023
Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth in Netherlands, 1850–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, gender ratio in life expectancy at birth in Netherlands stood at 1.04.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratio in life expectancy at birth in Netherlands peaked at 1.21 in 1945 and was at its lowest, 1.02, in 1933.
Netherlands ranks 216th of 229 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth 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% |
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 gender ratio in life expectancy at birth in Netherlands?
- Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth in Netherlands was 1.04 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratio in life expectancy at birth recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 in 1945.
- What is the lowest gender ratio in life expectancy at birth recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 in 1933.
- How does Netherlands rank for gender ratio in life expectancy at birth?
- Netherlands ranks 216th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender ratio in life expectancy at birth 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 Gender ratio in life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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