Life expectancy at birth, female in Netherlands

Netherlands: Life expectancy at birth, female was 83.4 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
83.4 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
44th
of 215 countries
All-time high
83.7 years
in 2019
All-time low
75.38 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, female in Netherlands, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in Netherlands is 83.4 years, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Netherlands peaked at 83.7 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 75.38 years, in 1960.

Netherlands ranks 44th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 76.05 years 75.38 years 76.57 years 10
1970s 77.64 years 76.5 years 78.92 years 10
1980s 79.66 years 79.18 years 80.24 years 10
1990s 80.33 years 80 years 80.7 years 10
2000s 81.51 years 80.6 years 82.7 years 10
2010s 83.24 years 82.7 years 83.7 years 10
2020s 83.2 years 83 years 83.4 years 5

Countries ranked near Netherlands

  1. 42 Costa Rica 83.58 years compare
  2. 43 Qatar 83.48 years compare
  3. 45 United Kingdom 83.33 years compare
  4. 46 Chile 83.23 years compare
  5. 47 Isle of Man 83.2 years compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, female in Netherlands?
Life expectancy at birth, female in Netherlands was 83.4 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Netherlands?
The highest recorded value was 83.7 years in 2019.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Netherlands?
The lowest recorded value was 75.38 years in 1960.
How does Netherlands rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
Netherlands ranks 44th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Netherlands?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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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.