Life expectancy of women vs. men in Netherlands
Netherlands: Life expectancy of women vs. men was 83.74 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
83.74 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
44th
of 236 countries
All-time high
83.74 years
in 2023
All-time low
72.59 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Netherlands, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy of women vs. men in Netherlands is 83.74 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy of women vs. men in Netherlands peaked at 83.74 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72.59 years, in 1950.
Netherlands ranks 44th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 72.59 years | — |
| 1951 | 72.76 years | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 73.29 years | +0.7% |
| 1953 | 72.99 years | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 73.83 years | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 74.09 years | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 74.11 years | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 74.59 years | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 74.84 years | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 75.17 years | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 75.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 75.72 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 75.57 years | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 75.78 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 76.28 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 76.16 years | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 76.14 years | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 76.58 years | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 76.44 years | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 76.29 years | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 76.52 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 76.81 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 76.83 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 77.18 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 77.64 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 77.73 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 77.9 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 78.5 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 78.47 years | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 78.88 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 79.14 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 79.29 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 79.4 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 79.56 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 79.67 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 79.64 years | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 79.59 years | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 80.05 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 80.22 years | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 79.91 years | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 80.09 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 80.14 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 80.28 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 79.99 years | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 80.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 80.36 years | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 80.32 years | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 80.53 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 80.67 years | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 80.44 years | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 80.56 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 80.71 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 80.67 years | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 80.93 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 81.43 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 81.59 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 81.88 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 82.31 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 82.27 years | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 82.64 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 82.72 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 82.85 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 82.83 years | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 83.05 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 83.29 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 83.13 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 83.12 years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 83.32 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 83.33 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 83.56 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 83.08 years | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 82.99 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 83.52 years | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 83.74 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 73.83 years | 72.59 years | 75.17 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 76.03 years | 75.3 years | 76.58 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 77.65 years | 76.52 years | 78.88 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.65 years | 79.14 years | 80.22 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.31 years | 79.99 years | 80.67 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.5 years | 80.56 years | 82.64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.12 years | 82.72 years | 83.56 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.33 years | 82.99 years | 83.74 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 41 Luxembourg 83.84 years compare
- 42 New Zealand 83.77 years compare
- 43 Germany 83.76 years compare
- 45 Cyprus 83.67 years compare
- 46 Chinese Taipei 83.61 years compare
- 47 Costa Rica 83.42 years compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy of women vs. men in Netherlands?
- Life expectancy of women vs. men in Netherlands was 83.74 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 83.74 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.59 years in 1950.
- How does Netherlands rank for life expectancy of women vs. men?
- Netherlands ranks 44th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy of women vs. men 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy of women vs. men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.