Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Life expectancy at birth, female (years) was 83.4 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.4 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
44th
of 218 countries
All-time high
83.7 years
in 2019
All-time low
75.38 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Netherlands, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in Netherlands is 83.4 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Netherlands peaked at 83.7 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 75.38 years, in 1960.
Netherlands ranks 44th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 75.38 years | — |
| 1961 | 75.85 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 75.68 years | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 75.77 years | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 76.26 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 76.14 years | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 76.12 years | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 76.57 years | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 76.44 years | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 76.29 years | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 76.5 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 76.77 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 76.79 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 77.13 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 77.61 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 77.7 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 77.92 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 78.52 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 78.5 years | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 78.92 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 79.18 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 79.32 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 79.41 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 79.56 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 79.67 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 79.66 years | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 79.61 years | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 80.06 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 80.24 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 79.92 years | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 80.11 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 80.15 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 80.28 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 80 years | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 80.31 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 80.36 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 80.35 years | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 80.55 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 80.7 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 80.5 years | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 80.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 80.7 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 80.7 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 80.9 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 81.4 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 81.6 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 81.9 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 82.3 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 82.3 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 82.7 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 82.7 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 83.1 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 83 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 83.2 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 83.5 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 83.2 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 83.2 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 83.4 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 83.4 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 83.7 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 83.1 years | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 83 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 83.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 83.4 years | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 83.4 years | +0.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 83.4 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.48 years, 100% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 83.4 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83 years, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.05 years | 75.38 years | 76.57 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 77.64 years | 76.5 years | 78.92 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.66 years | 79.18 years | 80.24 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.33 years | 80 years | 80.7 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.51 years | 80.6 years | 82.7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.24 years | 82.7 years | 83.7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.2 years | 83 years | 83.4 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 42 Costa Rica 83.58 years compare
- 43 Qatar 83.48 years compare
- 45 United Kingdom 83.33 years compare
- 46 Channel Islands 83.3 years compare
- 47 Chile 83.23 years compare
More health data for Netherlands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1866 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,235 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 80 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.4989 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0239 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5005 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Netherlands?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Netherlands was 83.4 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 83.7 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.38 years in 1960.
- How does Netherlands rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Netherlands ranks 44th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.