Life expectancy at birth, men in Netherlands

Life expectancy at birth for men in Netherlands was 80.6 years in 2024.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth, men Unit: Years Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Netherlands, 2024 80.6 Years
Change from 2023 +0.2% 2023: 80.4 years
European Union, 2024 79.0 years Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 79.7 years Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 28th of 217 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth, men in Netherlands over time

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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Life expectancy at birth, men (years), 2000 to 2024
Period NetherlandsEuropean Union
2024 80.6 years 79.0 years
2023 80.4 years 78.8 years
2022 80.2 years 78.1 years
2021 79.7 years 77.6 years
2020 79.7 years 77.7 years
2019 80.6 years 78.7 years
2018 80.3 years 78.4 years
2017 80.2 years 78.3 years
2016 80.0 years 78.2 years
2015 79.9 years 77.8 years
2014 80.0 years 78.1 years
2013 79.5 years 77.6 years
2012 79.3 years 77.3 years
2011 79.4 years 77.2 years
2010 78.8 years 76.7 years
2009 78.5 years 76.4 years
2008 78.3 years 76.1 years
2007 78.0 years 75.8 years
2006 77.6 years 75.6 years
2005 77.2 years 75.2 years
2004 76.9 years 75.0 years
2003 76.2 years 74.5 years
2002 76.0 years 74.3 years
2001 75.8 years 74.2 years
2000 75.5 years 73.8 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2% from 80.4 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 80.0 years, the figure has changed by +0.7%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Netherlands has the 28th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 79.0 years.

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Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2024 for Netherlands
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects