Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Netherlands
Netherlands: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.0825 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0825
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
219th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.5435
in 1859
All-time low
0.0825
in 2023
Years of data
174
1850–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Netherlands, 1850–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Netherlands stood at 0.0825. That is the lowest value across all 174 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Netherlands peaked at 0.5435 in 1859 and was at its lowest, 0.0825, in 2023.
Netherlands ranks 219th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.4573 | — |
| 1851 | 0.4572 | -0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.4713 | +3.1% |
| 1853 | 0.4535 | -3.8% |
| 1854 | 0.4575 | +0.9% |
| 1855 | 0.4965 | +8.5% |
| 1856 | 0.4671 | -5.9% |
| 1857 | 0.4977 | +6.5% |
| 1858 | 0.4951 | -0.5% |
| 1859 | 0.5435 | +9.8% |
| 1860 | 0.4818 | -11.4% |
| 1861 | 0.4897 | +1.6% |
| 1862 | 0.469 | -4.2% |
| 1863 | 0.4768 | +1.7% |
| 1864 | 0.4769 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.4987 | +4.6% |
| 1866 | 0.5113 | +2.5% |
| 1867 | 0.4667 | -8.7% |
| 1868 | 0.4848 | +3.9% |
| 1869 | 0.4491 | -7.4% |
| 1870 | 0.4812 | +7.1% |
| 1871 | 0.5306 | +10.3% |
| 1872 | 0.5053 | -4.8% |
| 1873 | 0.4698 | -7.0% |
| 1874 | 0.4451 | -5.3% |
| 1875 | 0.4745 | +6.6% |
| 1876 | 0.4554 | -4.0% |
| 1877 | 0.4402 | -3.3% |
| 1878 | 0.4509 | +2.4% |
| 1879 | 0.4364 | -3.2% |
| 1880 | 0.4629 | +6.1% |
| 1881 | 0.429 | -7.3% |
| 1882 | 0.4217 | -1.7% |
| 1883 | 0.4358 | +3.4% |
| 1884 | 0.4541 | +4.2% |
| 1885 | 0.4254 | -6.3% |
| 1886 | 0.4477 | +5.2% |
| 1887 | 0.4109 | -8.2% |
| 1888 | 0.4162 | +1.3% |
| 1889 | 0.4162 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.409 | -1.7% |
| 1891 | 0.4123 | +0.8% |
| 1892 | 0.4108 | -0.4% |
| 1893 | 0.3975 | -3.2% |
| 1894 | 0.3851 | -3.1% |
| 1895 | 0.3912 | +1.6% |
| 1896 | 0.3729 | -4.7% |
| 1897 | 0.3643 | -2.3% |
| 1898 | 0.3694 | +1.4% |
| 1899 | 0.36 | -2.5% |
| 1900 | 0.367 | +2.0% |
| 1901 | 0.3752 | +2.2% |
| 1902 | 0.3471 | -7.5% |
| 1903 | 0.3429 | -1.2% |
| 1904 | 0.3496 | +2.0% |
| 1905 | 0.3336 | -4.6% |
| 1906 | 0.3253 | -2.5% |
| 1907 | 0.313 | -3.8% |
| 1908 | 0.3233 | +3.3% |
| 1909 | 0.2962 | -8.4% |
| 1910 | 0.2982 | +0.7% |
| 1911 | 0.3213 | +7.8% |
| 1912 | 0.2753 | -14.3% |
| 1913 | 0.2758 | +0.2% |
| 1914 | 0.2789 | +1.1% |
| 1915 | 0.2706 | -3.0% |
| 1916 | 0.2813 | +4.0% |
| 1917 | 0.2849 | +1.3% |
| 1918 | 0.3646 | +28.0% |
| 1919 | 0.2962 | -18.8% |
| 1920 | 0.2631 | -11.2% |
| 1921 | 0.248 | -5.7% |
| 1922 | 0.2359 | -4.9% |
| 1923 | 0.2236 | -5.2% |
| 1924 | 0.2139 | -4.3% |
| 1925 | 0.2121 | -0.8% |
| 1926 | 0.2138 | +0.8% |
| 1927 | 0.2117 | -1.0% |
| 1928 | 0.2037 | -3.7% |
| 1929 | 0.2101 | +3.1% |
| 1930 | 0.1974 | -6.1% |
| 1931 | 0.1913 | -3.1% |
| 1932 | 0.1843 | -3.7% |
| 1933 | 0.1783 | -3.3% |
| 1934 | 0.1773 | -0.5% |
| 1935 | 0.1724 | -2.8% |
| 1936 | 0.1708 | -0.9% |
| 1937 | 0.1669 | -2.3% |
| 1938 | 0.1673 | +0.2% |
| 1939 | 0.1591 | -4.9% |
| 1940 | 0.1877 | +18.0% |
| 1941 | 0.1853 | -1.3% |
| 1942 | 0.1866 | +0.7% |
| 1943 | 0.2063 | +10.6% |
| 1944 | 0.2373 | +15.0% |
| 1945 | 0.2992 | +26.1% |
| 1946 | 0.1849 | -38.2% |
| 1947 | 0.1584 | -14.3% |
| 1948 | 0.1483 | -6.4% |
| 1949 | 0.1449 | -2.3% |
| 1950 | 0.1376 | -5.0% |
| 1951 | 0.1379 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 0.1333 | -3.3% |
| 1953 | 0.1356 | +1.8% |
| 1954 | 0.1307 | -3.7% |
| 1955 | 0.1291 | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 0.1268 | -1.8% |
| 1957 | 0.1265 | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 0.1252 | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 0.1277 | +2.0% |
| 1960 | 0.1249 | -2.2% |
| 1961 | 0.1264 | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.1259 | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.124 | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1259 | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1237 | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1247 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1248 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1235 | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1234 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1229 | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1217 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.121 | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1193 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1189 | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1159 | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1157 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1159 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1146 | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1123 | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.112 | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1098 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1097 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1082 | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1086 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1066 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1065 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1059 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1045 | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1033 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1038 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1027 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1019 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1013 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1001 | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0995 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0991 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0975 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0978 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0969 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0967 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0965 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0952 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0944 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0934 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0916 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0908 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0898 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0893 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0891 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0885 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.088 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0876 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.087 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0866 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0856 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0854 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0857 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.085 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0844 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0844 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0852 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.083 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0825 | -0.6% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 0.0825 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0966, 85% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 0.0825 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.098, 84% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Netherlands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | -38.2% | 0.2992 | 0.1849 |
| 1918 | +28.0% | 0.2849 | 0.3646 |
| 1945 | +26.1% | 0.2373 | 0.2992 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4797 | 0.4535 | 0.5435 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4805 | 0.4491 | 0.5113 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4689 | 0.4364 | 0.5306 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.432 | 0.4109 | 0.4629 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3873 | 0.36 | 0.4123 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3373 | 0.2962 | 0.3752 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2947 | 0.2706 | 0.3646 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.2236 | 0.2037 | 0.2631 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1765 | 0.1591 | 0.1974 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1939 | 0.1449 | 0.2992 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.131 | 0.1252 | 0.1379 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1247 | 0.1234 | 0.1264 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1178 | 0.1123 | 0.1229 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1075 | 0.1033 | 0.112 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1001 | 0.0969 | 0.1038 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0927 | 0.0891 | 0.0967 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0864 | 0.0844 | 0.0885 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0838 | 0.0825 | 0.0852 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More poverty & inequality data for Netherlands
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,806 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -15.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 38.53 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 38.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Netherlands?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Netherlands was 0.0825 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5435 in 1859.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0825 in 2023.
- How does Netherlands rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Netherlands ranks 219th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.