Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Life expectancy at birth, male (years) was 80.6 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
80.6 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
27th
of 218 countries
All-time high
80.6 years
in 2019
All-time low
70.81 years
in 1970
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Netherlands, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, male in Netherlands stood at 80.6 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Netherlands peaked at 80.6 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 70.81 years, in 1970.
Netherlands ranks 27th 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, male (years) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 71.5 years | — |
| 1961 | 71.56 years | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 71.08 years | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 71.02 years | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 71.27 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 71.12 years | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 71.03 years | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 71.17 years | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 70.92 years | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 70.92 years | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 70.81 years | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 70.99 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 70.81 years | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 71.3 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 71.61 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 71.45 years | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 71.53 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 72.08 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 71.95 years | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 72.45 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 72.47 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 72.71 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 72.73 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 72.93 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 72.96 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 73.07 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 73.09 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 73.51 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 73.7 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 73.7 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 73.8 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 74 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 74.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 73.98 years | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 74.58 years | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 74.59 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 74.66 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 75.17 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 75.2 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 75.3 years | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 75.5 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 75.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 76 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 76.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 76.9 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 77.2 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 77.6 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 78 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 78.3 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 78.5 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 78.8 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 79.4 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 79.3 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 79.5 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 80 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 79.9 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 80 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 80.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 80.3 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.6 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 79.7 years | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 79.7 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 80.2 years | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 80.4 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 80.6 years | +0.2% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 80.6 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.04 years, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 80.6 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 77.1 years, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.16 years | 70.92 years | 71.56 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.5 years | 70.81 years | 72.45 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 73.09 years | 72.47 years | 73.7 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.56 years | 73.8 years | 75.3 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 77 years | 75.5 years | 78.5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.8 years | 78.8 years | 80.6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.12 years | 79.7 years | 80.6 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 24 Luxembourg 81 years compare
- 25 Bahrain 80.86 years compare
- 26 South Korea 80.8 years compare
- 27 Macao 80.6 years compare
- 29 Denmark 80.4 years compare
- 29 New Zealand 80.4 years compare
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- 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 80 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0251 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Netherlands?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Netherlands was 80.6 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 80.6 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.81 years in 1970.
- How does Netherlands rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Netherlands ranks 27th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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, male (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.