Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Norway
Norway: Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage was 5,611 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Norway, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Norway is 5,611 Persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Norway peaked at 5,611 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,581 Persons, in 1960.
Norway ranks 29th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage in Norway, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3,581 Persons | — |
| 1961 | 3,610 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 3,639 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 3,667 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 3,694 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 3,723 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 3,754 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 3,786 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 3,819 Persons | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 3,851 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 3,877 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 3,903 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 3,933 Persons | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 3,961 Persons | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 3,985 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 4,007 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 4,026 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 4,043 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 4,059 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 4,073 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 4,086 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 4,100 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 4,115 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 4,128 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 4,140 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 4,153 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 4,167 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 4,187 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 4,209 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 4,227 Persons | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 4,241 Persons | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 4,262 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 4,286 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 4,312 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 4,337 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 4,359 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 4,381 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 4,405 Persons | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 4,431 Persons | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 4,462 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 4,491 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 4,514 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 4,538 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 4,565 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 4,592 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 4,623 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 4,661 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 4,709 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 4,768 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 4,829 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 4,889 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 4,953 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 5,019 Persons | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 5,080 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 5,137 Persons | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 5,190 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 5,236 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 5,277 Persons | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 5,312 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 5,348 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 5,379 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 5,408 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 5,457 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 5,520 Persons | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 5,572 Persons | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 5,611 Persons | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,712 Persons | 3,581 Persons | 3,851 Persons | 10 |
| 1970s | 3,987 Persons | 3,877 Persons | 4,073 Persons | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,151 Persons | 4,086 Persons | 4,227 Persons | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,348 Persons | 4,241 Persons | 4,462 Persons | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,629 Persons | 4,491 Persons | 4,829 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,144 Persons | 4,889 Persons | 5,348 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,491 Persons | 5,379 Persons | 5,611 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.337 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,212 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.9506 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0775 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.9586 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0817 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Norway?
- Healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage in Norway was 5,611 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 5,611 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,581 Persons in 1960.
- How does Norway rank for healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage?
- Norway ranks 29th out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
- Is healthcare coverage — health insurance coverage rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Healthcare coverage — Health insurance coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of a population covered for a core set of health services offers an initial measure of access to care and financial protection. Most OECD countries have achieved universal or near-universal coverage for a core set of health services, which usually include consultations with doctors, tests and examinations, and hospital care. This dataset presents the latest data for government (compulsory) health insurance, and for the various types of voluntary health insurance coverage. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.