Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Netherlands
Netherlands: Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage was 17,993 Persons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Netherlands, 1960–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 17,993 Persons for healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Netherlands peaked at 17,993 Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8,155 Persons, in 1960.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8,155 Persons | — |
| 1961 | 8,263 Persons | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 8,382 Persons | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 8,496 Persons | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 8,610 Persons | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 8,729 Persons | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 8,705 Persons | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 8,765 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 8,867 Persons | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 8,878 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 8,992 Persons | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 9,183 Persons | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 9,200 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 9,279 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 9,327 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 9,495 Persons | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 9,569 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 9,638 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 9,628 Persons | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 9,637 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 9,658 Persons | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 9,695 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 9,630 Persons | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 9,584 Persons | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 9,591 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 9,615 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 8,915 Persons | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 8,973 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 9,010 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 9,134 Persons | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 9,178 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 9,228 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 9,321 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 9,414 Persons | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 9,574 Persons | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 9,744 Persons | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 9,776 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 9,907 Persons | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 9,919 Persons | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 9,938 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 10,276 Persons | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 10,294 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 10,176 Persons | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 10,152 Persons | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 10,169 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 10,133 Persons | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 16,267 Persons | +60.5% |
| 2007 | 16,312 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 16,378 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 16,464 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 16,555 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 16,634 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 16,706 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 16,770 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 16,836 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 16,913 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 17,007 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 17,111 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 17,211 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 17,320 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 17,419 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 17,511 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 17,701 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 17,877 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 17,993 Persons | +0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +60.5% | 10,133 Persons | 16,267 Persons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,585 Persons | 8,155 Persons | 8,878 Persons | 10 |
| 1970s | 9,395 Persons | 8,992 Persons | 9,638 Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,380 Persons | 8,915 Persons | 9,695 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,600 Persons | 9,178 Persons | 9,938 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,662 Persons | 10,133 Persons | 16,464 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,906 Persons | 16,555 Persons | 17,320 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,700 Persons | 17,419 Persons | 17,993 Persons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 1 Türkiye 84,903 Persons compare
- 1 Indonesia 282,740 Persons compare
- 2 Russia 145,584 Persons compare
- 2 Poland 34,349 Persons compare
- 3 United States 130,132 Persons compare
- 4 Lithuania 2,986 Persons compare
- 4 Japan 122,931 Persons compare
- 5 Mexico 106,041 Persons compare
- 5 Slovenia 2,117 Persons compare
- 6 Germany 83,444 Persons compare
- 6 Estonia 1,276 Persons compare
More health data for Netherlands
- Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 0.007 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2019)
- Available beds in hospitals by NUTS 2 region 39,800 Number (2024)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 3.3 Rate (2024)
- Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 81.9 Year (2024)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 547 Number (2024)
- Life expectancy 81.9 Years (2024)
- Infant health: low birthweight 5.6 Percentage of live births (2023)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference 2.8 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference -2.8 Years (2024)
- Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 66,870 Number (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Netherlands?
- Healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Netherlands was 17,993 Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 17,993 Persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,155 Persons in 1960.
- How does Netherlands rank for healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage?
- Netherlands ranks 3rd out of 6 countries with data for 2024.
- Is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of a population covered for a core set of health services offers an initial measure of access to care and financial protection. Most OECD countries have achieved universal or near-universal coverage for a core set of health services, which usually include consultations with doctors, tests and examinations, and hospital care. This dataset presents the latest data for government (compulsory) health insurance, and for the various types of voluntary health insurance coverage. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.