Womens life expectancy at birth in Netherlands

Netherlands: Womens life expectancy at birth was 83.74 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
83.74
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
44th
of 236 countries
All-time high
83.74
in 2023
All-time low
72.59
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Womens life expectancy at birth in Netherlands, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, womens life expectancy at birth in Netherlands stood at 83.74. 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, womens life expectancy at birth in Netherlands peaked at 83.74 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72.59, 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.

Womens life expectancy at birth in Netherlands, year by year

Annual values for Womens life expectancy at birth in Netherlands, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 72.59 —
1951 72.76 +0.2%
1952 73.29 +0.7%
1953 72.99 -0.4%
1954 73.83 +1.2%
1955 74.09 +0.3%
1956 74.11 +0.0%
1957 74.59 +0.6%
1958 74.84 +0.3%
1959 75.17 +0.4%
1960 75.3 +0.2%
1961 75.72 +0.6%
1962 75.57 -0.2%
1963 75.78 +0.3%
1964 76.28 +0.7%
1965 76.16 -0.2%
1966 76.14 -0.0%
1967 76.58 +0.6%
1968 76.44 -0.2%
1969 76.29 -0.2%
1970 76.52 +0.3%
1971 76.81 +0.4%
1972 76.83 +0.0%
1973 77.18 +0.5%
1974 77.64 +0.6%
1975 77.73 +0.1%
1976 77.9 +0.2%
1977 78.5 +0.8%
1978 78.47 -0.0%
1979 78.88 +0.5%
1980 79.14 +0.3%
1981 79.29 +0.2%
1982 79.4 +0.1%
1983 79.56 +0.2%
1984 79.67 +0.1%
1985 79.64 -0.0%
1986 79.59 -0.1%
1987 80.05 +0.6%
1988 80.22 +0.2%
1989 79.91 -0.4%
1990 80.09 +0.2%
1991 80.14 +0.1%
1992 80.28 +0.2%
1993 79.99 -0.4%
1994 80.3 +0.4%
1995 80.36 +0.1%
1996 80.32 -0.0%
1997 80.53 +0.3%
1998 80.67 +0.2%
1999 80.44 -0.3%
2000 80.56 +0.2%
2001 80.71 +0.2%
2002 80.67 -0.0%
2003 80.93 +0.3%
2004 81.43 +0.6%
2005 81.59 +0.2%
2006 81.88 +0.4%
2007 82.31 +0.5%
2008 82.27 -0.0%
2009 82.64 +0.4%
2010 82.72 +0.1%
2011 82.85 +0.2%
2012 82.83 -0.0%
2013 83.05 +0.3%
2014 83.29 +0.3%
2015 83.13 -0.2%
2016 83.12 -0.0%
2017 83.32 +0.2%
2018 83.33 +0.0%
2019 83.56 +0.3%
2020 83.08 -0.6%
2021 82.99 -0.1%
2022 83.52 +0.6%
2023 83.74 +0.3%

Netherlands compared with similar countries

  • Netherlands's 83.74 is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.13, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Netherlands's 83.74 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.57, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 73.83 72.59 75.17 10
1960s 76.03 75.3 76.58 10
1970s 77.65 76.52 78.88 10
1980s 79.65 79.14 80.22 10
1990s 80.31 79.99 80.67 10
2000s 81.5 80.56 82.64 10
2010s 83.12 82.72 83.56 10
2020s 83.33 82.99 83.74 4

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 41 Luxembourg 83.84 compare
  2. 42 New Zealand 83.77 compare
  3. 43 Germany 83.76 compare
  4. 45 Cyprus 83.67 compare
  5. 46 Taiwan 83.61 compare
  6. 47 Costa Rica 83.42 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is womens life expectancy at birth in Netherlands?
Womens life expectancy at birth in Netherlands was 83.74 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 83.74 in 2023.
What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 72.59 in 1950.
How does Netherlands rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
Netherlands ranks 44th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is womens life expectancy at birth 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Womens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Womens life expectancy at birth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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