Netherlands, year by year

Every index this site holds for Netherlands, in time order: 12 series across 1990–2025, each value as its source published it. The profile shows the latest snapshot; this is the record behind it.

HDI since 1990

Human development rose from 0.855 in 1990 to 0.955 in 2023.

UNDP Human Development Report, 2025 edition. 34 annual values, none interpolated.

Twenty years here

The world report

Life expectancy at birth: 82 years2024at birthUp 2.6 years from 79.3 years in 2005
Internet users: 97%2024of people onlineUp 13 points from 84% in 2006
Urban population: 96%2025of people in towns and citiesUp 11 points from 85% in 2006
Births per woman: 1.432024births per womanDown 0.28 from 1.71 in 2005
Renewable share of energy: 12%2021of energy usedUp 10 points from 2% in 2004
Access to electricity: 100%2024of people with electricityLevel with 2005
Infant mortality: 32024deaths before age one, per 1,000 birthsDown 1 from 4 in 2005
CO2 emissions per person: 6.6 t2024of CO2 per person a yearDown 4.6 t from 11.2 t in 2005
Forest area: 11%2023of land under forestLevel with 2004

World Bank, from the first to the last observed year of each indicator; each has its own window.

All indexes, 1990–2025

36 years · 12 series · 1 value marked for checking

Year	HDI0–1	Life expectancy at birthyears	Internet users% of people	Urban population% of people	Births per womanbirths	Renewable share of energy% of energy	Access to electricity% of people	Infant mortalityper 1,000 births	CO2 emissions per persont/year	Forest area% of land	GDP per capitaUS$	GDP per capita, PPPintl $
1990	0.855	76.9	—	—	1.62	1.2	100	7	11.0	10.2	—	—
1991	0.860	77.0	0.5	69.2	1.61	1.1	100	7	11.3	10.3	—	—
1992	0.861	77.2	1.3	69.3	1.59	1.2	100	6	11.1	10.3	—	—
1993	0.863	76.9	2.0	69.8	1.57	1.2	100	6	11.3	10.3	—	—
1994	0.889	77.4	3.3	70.4	1.57	1.2	100	6	11.3	10.4	—	—
1995	0.886	77.4	6.5	70.7	1.53	1.2	100	6	11.5	10.4	—	—
1996	0.890	77.4	9.7	72.4	1.53	1.3	100	6	12.1	10.5	—	—
1997	0.891	77.8	14.1	75.5	1.56	1.5	100	5	11.5	10.5	—	—
1998	0.893	77.9	22.2	76.8	1.63	1.6	100	5	11.5	10.6	—	—
1999	0.894	77.8	39.2	77.1	1.65	1.6	100	5	11.1	10.6	—	—
2000	0.900	78.0	44.0	78.5	1.72	1.7	100	5	11.1	10.7	—	—
2001	0.902	78.2	49.4	80.2	1.71	1.8	100	5	11.3	10.7	—	—
2002	0.898	78.3	61.3	80.8	1.73	1.9	100	5	11.3	10.7	—	—
2003	0.901	78.5	64.3	81.3	1.75	1.9	100	5	11.4	10.8	—	—
2004	0.904	79.1	68.5	82.3	1.72	2.2	100	5	11.5	10.8	—	—
2005	0.907	79.3	81.0	83.5	1.71	2.7	100	4	11.2	10.9	—	—
2006	0.914	79.7	83.7	84.7	1.72	3.1	100	4	10.9	10.9	45124	41208
2007	0.920	80.1	85.8	85.4	1.72	3.7	100	4	10.9	10.9	52101	44203
2008	0.920	80.3	87.4	85.6	1.77	3.9	100	4	10.9	11.0	58247	46714
2009	0.920	80.5	89.6	86.2	1.79	4.4	100	4	10.6	11.0	53172	44959
2010	0.925	80.7	90.7	87.3	1.79	3.9	100	4	11.2	11.1	51306	45301
2011	0.935	81.2	91.4	88.0	1.76	4.7	100	4	10.4	11.0	54702	47004
2012	0.935	81.1	92.9	88.5	1.72	4.9	100	4	10.2	11.0	50474	47653
2013	0.937	81.3	94.0	89.2	1.68	5.0	100	4	10.1	10.9	52602	49622
2014	0.939	81.7	91.7	89.8	1.71	5.6	100	4	9.6	10.9	53457	49751
2015	0.940	81.5	91.7	90.3	1.66	5.8	100	4	10.0	10.8	45794	50957
2016	0.941	81.6	90.4	90.6	1.66	5.6	100	4	10.0	10.9	46809	53162
2017	0.945	81.8	93.2	91.1	1.62	6.4	100	4	9.8	10.9	49514	56038
2018	0.947	81.8	91.9	92.6	1.59	7.4	100	4	9.5	10.9	53955	58819
2019	0.950	82.1	93.3	93.9	1.57	8.6	100	4	9.1	10.9	53555	62345
2020	0.945	81.4	91.3	94.3	1.54	10.7	100	4	8.2	11.0	53468	62597
2021	0.951	81.3	92.0	94.6	1.62	12.2	100	4	8.3	11.0	60142	68574
2022	0.953	81.6	92.5	95.0	1.49	—	100	3	7.5	11.0	59123	78630
2023	0.955	81.9	97.0	95.3	1.43	—	100	3	6.9	11.1	63516	80392
2024	—	82.0	97.0	95.6	1.43	—	100	3	6.6	—	67465	85218
2025	—	—	—	95.9	—	—	—	—	—	—	73684	87320
On the profile	0.955	82.0	97.0	95.9	1.43	12.2	—	—	6.6	11.1	73684	87320

Sources: HDI: UNDP HDR 2025; Life expectancy at birth: World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN; Internet users: World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS; Urban population: World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS; Births per woman: World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN; Renewable share of energy: World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS; Access to electricity: World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS; Infant mortality: World Bank SP.DYN.IMRT.IN; CO2 emissions per person: World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5; Forest area: World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS; GDP per capita: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD; GDP per capita, PPP: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Profile snapshot from the site dataset regenerated 2026-10-04. Observed years only.

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