Life expectancy by age and sex in Norway
Norway: Life expectancy by age and sex was 83.2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.2
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
7th
of 44 countries
All-time high
83.2
in 2020
All-time low
73.3
in 1963
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy by age and sex in Norway, 1960–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy by age and sex in Norway stood at 83.2. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy by age and sex in Norway peaked at 83.2 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 73.3, in 1963.
That places Norway 7th out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy by age and sex in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 73.8 | — |
| 1961 | 73.8 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 73.7 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 73.3 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 73.8 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 74 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 74.2 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 74.2 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 74.1 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 73.8 | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 74.3 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 74.4 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 74.5 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 74.6 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 75 | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 75.2 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 75.6 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 75.7 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 75.6 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 75.8 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 76 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 76.1 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 76.2 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 76.3 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 76 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 76.4 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 76.2 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 76.3 | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 76.6 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 76.6 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 77.1 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 77.3 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 77.2 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 77.9 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 77.9 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 78.3 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 78.3 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 78.5 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 78.4 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 78.8 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 79 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 79.6 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 80.1 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 80.3 | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 80.6 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 80.6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 80.8 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 81 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 81.2 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 81.4 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 81.5 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 81.8 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 82.1 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 82.3 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 82.4 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 82.6 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 82.8 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 83 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.2 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 83.2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 82.6 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 83 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 83.2 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.87 | 73.3 | 74.2 | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.99 | 74.3 | 75.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.19 | 75.8 | 76.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.75 | 76.6 | 78.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.98 | 78.8 | 81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.11 | 81.2 | 83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.04 | 82.6 | 83.2 | 5 |
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- 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,212 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.6255 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.332 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.6458 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.65 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy by age and sex in Norway?
- Life expectancy by age and sex in Norway was 83.2 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2 in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.3 in 1963.
- How does Norway rank for life expectancy by age and sex?
- Norway ranks 7th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy by age and sex rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Life expectancy by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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