Life expectancy at birth in Netherlands

Life expectancy at birth in Netherlands was 81.9 years in 2024.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth (Eurostat) Unit: Years Data: 1985 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Netherlands, 2024 81.9 Years
Change from 2023 +0.1% 2023: 81.8 years
European Union, 2024 81.5 yearsep (Source flag ep) Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 82.0 years Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 20th of 37 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth in Netherlands over time

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Years. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Life expectancy at birth (Eurostat) (years), 2000 to 2024
Period NetherlandsEuropean Union
2024 81.9 years 81.5 yearsep (estimated, provisional)
2023 81.8 years 81.2 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2022 81.6 years 80.6 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2021 81.3 years 80.0 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2020 81.4 years 80.3 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2019 82.1 years 81.1 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated)
2018 81.8 years 80.8 yearse (estimated)
2017 81.7 years 80.7 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated)
2016 81.5 years 80.7 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated)
2015 81.5 years 80.5 yearsb (break in time series)
2014 81.6 yearsb (break in time series) 80.6 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated)
2013 81.4 years 80.5 years
2012 81.2 years 80.2 yearsb (break in time series)
2011 81.3 years 80.1 yearsb (break in time series)
2010 81.0 years 79.8 yearsb (break in time series)
2009 80.9 years 79.5 years
2008 80.5 years 79.3 years
2007 80.4 years 79.1 years
2006 80.0 years 78.9 years
2005 79.6 years 78.4 years
2004 79.3 years 78.3 years
2003 78.7 years 77.7 years
2002 78.5 years 77.6 years
2001 78.4 years –
2000 78.2 years –

Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1% from 81.8 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 81.6 years, the figure has changed by +0.4%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 37 countries with data for 2024, Netherlands has the 20th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 81.5 years.

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_mlexpec · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=YR age=Y_LT1
Observation period
1985 to 2024 for Netherlands
Provider update
25 September 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat