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Netherlands: Life Expectancy

An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.

Latest value

· 2024

81.90 Years

EU 80.77 · +1.1 pp vs Europe

European ranking

19 / 35

Recent trend

Open trend

Population

17.9M

Country population · 2024

What this indicator measures

Measures the average number of years a newborn would live if the age-specific mortality conditions observed in the reference period remained applicable throughout life.

Higher values generally represent a more favorable situation.

Data source: Eurostat Life expectancy at birth TPS00205

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Regional map

· 2024 · 12 regions

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Internal regions

Comparison of values across the country's regions for this indicator.

  1. 1
    +0.61

    82.40

  2. 2
    +0.24

    82.10

  3. 2

    Zeeland

    +0.24

    82.10

  4. 4
    +0.12

    82.00

  5. 4
    +0.12

    82.00

  6. 6
    +0.00

    81.90

  7. 6
    +0.00

    81.90

  8. 8
    -0.24

    81.70

  9. 8
    -0.24

    81.70

  10. 10
    -0.37

    81.60

  11. 11

    Drenthe

    -0.61

    81.40

  12. 12
    -1.47

    80.70

More context on this indicator

At a glance

Netherlands performs more favourably than the European benchmark on Life expectancy at birth, with a moderate gap. The trend context points to recent stabilization. The wider topic context points to broader relative strength. Regional evidence also shows internal variation.

European comparison in Netherlands

In Netherlands, Life expectancy is noticeably better than the European benchmark: 81.9 years versus 80.8 years in 2024, with a gap of 1.1 years.

Recent trend

In the Netherlands, the medium-term pattern shows deterioration: the value moved from 82.2 years in 2019 to 81.9 years in 2024. The latest value changes little from 81.9 years in 2023, indicating a pause in the previous deterioration.

Regional differences in Netherlands

In Netherlands, regional values for Life expectancy are relatively close. Across 12 comparable regions, Zuid-Holland Zuid records the highest value (82.4 Years) and Groningen the lowest (80.7 Years), a gap of 1.7 years.

Reading within the topic

In Netherlands, the evidence for Quality of Life & Household Conditions leans towards relatively favourable performance compared with Europe, without a clear pressure signal dominating the picture. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards improvement.