Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Netherlands

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Netherlands was 81.92 years. A difference of +0.31 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Netherlands were 80.5 years and 83.4 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Netherlands for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Netherlands (Years)
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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Netherlands (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 73.39 71.5 75.38
1961 73.65 71.56 75.85
1962 73.32 71.08 75.68
1963 73.34 71.02 75.77
1964 73.7 71.27 76.26
1965 73.57 71.12 76.14
1966 73.51 71.03 76.12
1967 73.8 71.17 76.57
1968 73.61 70.92 76.44
1969 73.54 70.92 76.29
1970 73.59 70.81 76.5
1971 73.81 70.99 76.77
1972 73.73 70.81 76.79
1973 74.14 71.3 77.13
1974 74.54 71.61 77.61
1975 74.5 71.45 77.7
1976 74.65 71.53 77.92
1977 75.22 72.08 78.52
1978 75.15 71.95 78.5
1979 75.61 72.45 78.92
1980 75.74 72.47 79.18
1981 75.93 72.71 79.32
1982 75.99 72.73 79.41
1983 76.16 72.93 79.56
1984 76.23 72.96 79.67
1985 76.29 73.07 79.66
1986 76.27 73.09 79.61
1987 76.71 73.51 80.06
1988 76.89 73.7 80.24
1989 76.73 73.7 79.92
1990 76.88 73.8 80.11
1991 77 74 80.15
1992 77.22 74.3 80.28
1993 76.92 73.98 80
1994 77.38 74.58 80.31
1995 77.41 74.59 80.36
1996 77.44 74.66 80.35
1997 77.79 75.17 80.55
1998 77.88 75.2 80.7
1999 77.84 75.3 80.5
2000 77.99 75.5 80.6
2001 78.19 75.8 80.7
2002 78.29 76 80.7
2003 78.49 76.2 80.9
2004 79.1 76.9 81.4
2005 79.35 77.2 81.6
2006 79.7 77.6 81.9
2007 80.1 78 82.3
2008 80.25 78.3 82.3
2009 80.55 78.5 82.7
2010 80.7 78.8 82.7
2011 81.21 79.4 83.1
2012 81.11 79.3 83
2013 81.31 79.5 83.2
2014 81.71 80 83.5
2015 81.51 79.9 83.2
2016 81.56 80 83.2
2017 81.76 80.2 83.4
2018 81.81 80.3 83.4
2019 82.11 80.6 83.7
2020 81.36 79.7 83.1
2021 81.31 79.7 83
2022 81.61 80.2 83.1
2023 81.92 80.5 83.4