Life expectancy at age 15 in Netherlands

Netherlands: Life expectancy at age 15 was 91.6 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
91.6 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
32nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
91.6 years
in 2100
All-time low
54.38 years
in 1859
Years of data
251
1850–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in Netherlands, 1850–2100

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 15 in Netherlands is 91.6 years, measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 251 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Netherlands peaked at 91.6 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 54.38 years, in 1859.

Netherlands ranks 32nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 251 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 57.46 years 54.38 years 60.23 years 10
1860s 58.49 years 54.63 years 59.82 years 10
1870s 59.5 years 56.07 years 60.9 years 10
1880s 61.82 years 61.08 years 62.52 years 10
1890s 63.16 years 61.37 years 64.66 years 10
1900s 65.43 years 63.58 years 66.14 years 10
1910s 66.24 years 60.1 years 67.77 years 10
1920s 68.86 years 67.05 years 69.76 years 10
1930s 70.81 years 69.69 years 71.47 years 10
1940s 70.28 years 63.04 years 74.04 years 10
1950s 74.7 years 74.18 years 75.24 years 10
1960s 75.23 years 75.07 years 75.42 years 10
1970s 75.77 years 75.06 years 76.65 years 10
1980s 77.27 years 76.76 years 77.77 years 10
1990s 78.17 years 77.75 years 78.59 years 10
2000s 79.86 years 78.71 years 81.11 years 10
2010s 81.85 years 81.25 years 82.44 years 10
2020s 82.63 years 81.73 years 83.34 years 10
2030s 84.08 years 83.47 years 84.67 years 10
2040s 85.37 years 84.81 years 85.91 years 10
2050s 86.58 years 86.04 years 87.1 years 10
2060s 87.71 years 87.19 years 88.22 years 10
2070s 88.82 years 88.33 years 89.3 years 10
2080s 89.89 years 89.4 years 90.39 years 10
2090s 90.99 years 90.48 years 91.49 years 10
2100s 91.6 years 91.6 years 91.6 years 1

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 29 United Arab Emirates 91.67 years compare
  2. 30 Bermuda 91.65 years compare
  3. 31 Israel 91.62 years compare
  4. 32 Austria 91.6 years compare
  5. 34 Belgium 91.5 years compare
  6. 35 Faroe Islands 91.49 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in Netherlands?
Life expectancy at age 15 in Netherlands was 91.6 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 91.6 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 54.38 years in 1859.
How does Netherlands rank for life expectancy at age 15?
Netherlands ranks 32nd out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at age 15
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
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