Life expectancy in Norway
Norway: Life expectancy was 83.2 years in 2021. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Norway, 1960–2021
Source: OECD (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy in Norway is 83.2 years, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Norway peaked at 83.3 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 73.3 years, in 1963.
Norway ranks 6th of 49 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.87 years | 73.3 years | 74.2 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.99 years | 74.3 years | 75.7 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.19 years | 75.8 years | 76.6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.75 years | 76.6 years | 78.5 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.98 years | 78.8 years | 81 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.15 years | 81.2 years | 83 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.25 years | 83.2 years | 83.3 years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More health data for Norway
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,212 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 37,579 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 35,248 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 36,678 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 34,677 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 35,372 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 33,935 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Norway?
- Life expectancy in Norway was 83.2 years in 2021, according to OECD (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 83.3 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.3 years in 1963.
- How does Norway rank for life expectancy?
- Norway ranks 6th out of 49 countries with data for 2021.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2023) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The period life expectancy at birth, in a given year.