Life expectancy by age and sex

In 2024, Netherlands's life expectancy by age and sex increased by 0.0% compared to 2023, reaching 81.9.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 81.5.

Netherlands ranks 15th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 0.4% (from 82.2 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset demo_mlexpec, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.