Alcohol consumption in Netherlands
Recorded alcohol consumption in Netherlands was 7.28 litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15 and over in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 1969.
Netherlands, 2024
7.28
Change from 2023
−6.7%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
10.24 litres
Position in 2024
50th of 187
Alcohol consumption in Netherlands over time
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Litres of pure alcohol per person aged 15+. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Netherlands |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.28 litres |
| 2023 | 7.80 litres |
| 2022 | 8.33 litres |
| 2021 | 8.16 litres |
| 2020 | 7.80 litres |
| 2019 | 8.25 litres |
| 2018 | 8.35 litres |
| 2017 | 8.27 litres |
| 2016 | 8.28 litres |
| 2015 | 8.29 litres |
| 2014 | 8.38 litres |
| 2013 | 8.59 litres |
| 2012 | 9.07 litres |
| 2011 | 9.01 litres |
| 2010 | 9.08 litres |
| 2009 | 9.13 litres |
| 2008 | 9.51 litres |
| 2007 | 9.45 litres |
| 2006 | 9.58 litres |
| 2005 | 9.52 litres |
| 2004 | 9.60 litres |
| 2003 | 9.51 litres |
| 2002 | 9.76 litres |
| 2001 | 9.86 litres |
| 2000 | 10.17 litres |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −6.7% from 7.80 litres in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 8.38 litres, the figure has changed by −13.1%.
- Among the 187 countries with data for 2024, Netherlands has the 50th highest value.
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Life expectancy at birth
81.9 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
3.3 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
221 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
396 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
68.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Health spending share of GDP
10.2%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat