173 Thousand People Died in 2025

In 2025, 173 thousand people died in the Netherlands, slightly more than in 2024. Life expectancy increased slightly and more women than men passed away.

12-3-2026 06:30

In 2025, 173.0 thousand people died. That is 1.2 thousand more than in 2024. The number of deaths increased less steeply than a year earlier. Slightly more women than men died. Life expectancy at birth increased slightly in 2025 for both men and women, by about two months. This is reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) based on provisional annual figures.

Due to population growth and aging, the number of deaths per year is increasing. In 2020, at the start of the corona pandemic, more people died than in previous years. After two fairly stable years post-pandemic, the number of deaths has been rising again since 2024.

Men

Women

Less mortality among people under 65 years

In 2025, 12 percent of the deceased were under 65 years old. In this age group, about 600 fewer people died than in 2024. The decrease was relatively strongest among women under 65 (-5 percent). Among men, the decrease was smaller (-1 percent).

In 2025, 57 percent of the deceased were 80 years or older. 1.4 thousand more people aged 80+ died than a year earlier. The number of deaths also increased among those aged 65 to 80, but less strongly (+400).

65 to 80 years

80 years or older

x 1,000

* provisional figures

173 Thousand People Died in 2025

More women than men died

Less mortality among people under 65 years

Life expectancy increased by two months

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