Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Netherlands

Female life expectancy in the Netherlands in 2024 — 83.4 years. Ranked 44 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 10.6%.

2024 83.4 years +0% vs 2023
World rank 44of 217
Period maximum 83.7 years2019
Period minimum 75.38 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Netherlands, 1960–20247577.58082.58519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 75.38 years1962: 75.68 years1964: 76.26 years1966: 76.12 years1968: 76.44 years1970: 76.5 years1972: 76.79 years1974: 77.61 years1976: 77.92 years1978: 78.5 years1980: 79.18 years1982: 79.41 years1984: 79.67 years1986: 79.61 years1988: 80.24 years1990: 80.11 years1992: 80.28 years1994: 80.31 years1996: 80.35 years1998: 80.7 years2000: 80.6 years2002: 80.7 years2004: 81.4 years2006: 81.9 years2008: 82.3 years2010: 82.7 years2012: 83 years2014: 83.5 years2016: 83.2 years2018: 83.4 years2020: 83.1 years2022: 83.1 years2024: 83.4 years
Change over the period: +8.02 (+10.64%) Average annual rate: 0.16 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Netherlands

Netherlands 83.4 years
World 75.97 years
Europe & Central Asia 81.79 years
Western Europe computed 84.41 years
High-income countries computed 83.24 years
Female life expectancy — Netherlands, by year Netherlands All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 83.4 +0 +0%
2023 83.4 +0.3 +0.36%
2022 83.1 +0.1 +0.12%
2021 83 −0.1 −0.12%
2020 83.1 −0.6 −0.72%
2019 83.7 +0.3 +0.36%
2018 83.4 +0 +0%
2017 83.4 +0.2 +0.24%
2016 83.2 +0 +0%
2015 83.2 −0.3 −0.36%
2014 83.5 +0.3 +0.36%
2013 83.2 +0.2 +0.24%
2012 83 −0.1 −0.12%
2011 83.1 +0.4 +0.48%
2010 82.7 +0 +0%
2009 82.7 +0.4 +0.49%
2008 82.3 +0 +0%
2007 82.3 +0.4 +0.49%
2006 81.9 +0.3 +0.37%
2005 81.6 +0.2 +0.25%
2004 81.4 +0.5 +0.62%
2003 80.9 +0.2 +0.25%
2002 80.7 +0 +0%
2001 80.7 +0.1 +0.12%
2000 80.6 +0.1 +0.12%
1999 80.5 −0.2 −0.25%
1998 80.7 +0.15 +0.19%
1997 80.55 +0.2 +0.25%
1996 80.35 −0.01 −0.01%
1995 80.36 +0.05 +0.06%
1994 80.31 +0.31 +0.39%
1993 80 −0.28 −0.35%
1992 80.28 +0.13 +0.16%
1991 80.15 +0.04 +0.05%
1990 80.11 +0.19 +0.24%
1989 79.92 −0.32 −0.4%
1988 80.24 +0.18 +0.22%
1987 80.06 +0.45 +0.57%
1986 79.61 −0.05 −0.06%
1985 79.66 −0.01 −0.01%
1984 79.67 +0.11 +0.14%
1983 79.56 +0.15 +0.19%
1982 79.41 +0.09 +0.11%
1981 79.32 +0.14 +0.18%
1980 79.18 +0.26 +0.33%
1979 78.92 +0.42 +0.54%
1978 78.5 −0.02 −0.03%
1977 78.52 +0.6 +0.77%
1976 77.92 +0.22 +0.28%
1975 77.7 +0.09 +0.12%
1974 77.61 +0.48 +0.62%
1973 77.13 +0.34 +0.44%
1972 76.79 +0.02 +0.03%
1971 76.77 +0.27 +0.35%
1970 76.5 +0.21 +0.28%
1969 76.29 −0.15 −0.2%
1968 76.44 −0.13 −0.17%
1967 76.57 +0.45 +0.59%
1966 76.12 −0.02 −0.03%
1965 76.14 −0.12 −0.16%
1964 76.26 +0.49 +0.65%
1963 75.77 +0.09 +0.12%
1962 75.68 −0.17 −0.22%
1961 75.85 +0.47 +0.62%
1960 75.38

Western Europe, 2024

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About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for women. The female advantage holds almost everywhere and is explained by both biology and behavior: men die more often from external causes, smoke and drink more, and turn to doctors less. Where maternal mortality is high the advantage narrows — the only factor that works in the opposite direction.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the female population rather than by the whole population. The difference from male life expectancy is the gap that is usually asked about.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.