Human Development Index (UNICEF) in Norway
Norway: Human Development Index (UNICEF) was 0.97 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.97
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
2nd
of 72 countries
All-time high
0.97
in 2023
All-time low
0.856
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human Development Index in Norway, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.97 for human development index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Norway peaked at 0.97 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.856, in 1990.
Norway ranks 2nd of 72 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human Development Index (UNICEF) in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.856 | — |
| 1991 | 0.863 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.868 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.875 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.89 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.887 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.894 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.908 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.913 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.924 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.923 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.923 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.93 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.937 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.939 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.942 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.943 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.944 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.947 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.949 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.95 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.953 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.956 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.959 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.962 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.965 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.966 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.967 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.969 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.969 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.967 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.97 | +0.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.97 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.915, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.97 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.895, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8854 | 0.856 | 0.913 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9348 | 0.923 | 0.944 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9574 | 0.947 | 0.967 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9688 | 0.967 | 0.97 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More health data for Norway
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -7.69 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.337 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2021)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.217 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0238 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.0617 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0251 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index in Norway?
- Human development index in Norway was 0.97 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.97 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.856 in 1990.
- How does Norway rank for human development index?
- Norway ranks 2nd out of 72 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Human Development Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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