Life expectancy by age and sex in Norway
Norway: Life expectancy by age and sex was 83.2 Year in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.2 Year
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
7th
of 61 countries
All-time high
83.2 Year
in 2020
All-time low
73.3 Year
in 1963
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy by age and sex in Norway, 1960–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Year.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy by age and sex in Norway stood at 83.2 Year. 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 Year in 2020 and was at its lowest, 73.3 Year, in 1963.
That places Norway 7th out of 61 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | Year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 73.8 Year | — |
| 1961 | 73.8 Year | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 73.7 Year | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 73.3 Year | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 73.8 Year | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 74 Year | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 74.2 Year | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 74.2 Year | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 74.1 Year | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 73.8 Year | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 74.3 Year | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 74.4 Year | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 74.5 Year | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 74.6 Year | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 75 Year | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 75 Year | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 75.2 Year | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 75.6 Year | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 75.7 Year | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 75.6 Year | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 75.8 Year | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 76 Year | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 76.1 Year | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 76.2 Year | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 76.3 Year | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 76 Year | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 76.4 Year | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 76.2 Year | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 76.3 Year | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 76.6 Year | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 76.6 Year | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 77.1 Year | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 77.3 Year | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 77.2 Year | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 77.9 Year | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 77.9 Year | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 78.3 Year | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 78.3 Year | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 78.5 Year | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 78.4 Year | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 78.8 Year | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 79 Year | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 79 Year | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 79.6 Year | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 80.1 Year | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 80.3 Year | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 80.6 Year | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 80.6 Year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 80.8 Year | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 81 Year | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 81.2 Year | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 81.4 Year | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 81.5 Year | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 81.8 Year | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 82.1 Year | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 82.3 Year | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 82.4 Year | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 82.6 Year | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 82.8 Year | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 83 Year | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.2 Year | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 83.2 Year | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 82.6 Year | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 83 Year | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 83.2 Year | +0.2% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 83.2 Year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 80.8 Year, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Norway's 83.2 Year is above the median for high income countries, which is 82.1 Year, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.87 Year | 73.3 Year | 74.2 Year | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.99 Year | 74.3 Year | 75.7 Year | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.19 Year | 75.8 Year | 76.6 Year | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.75 Year | 76.6 Year | 78.5 Year | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.98 Year | 78.8 Year | 81 Year | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.11 Year | 81.2 Year | 83 Year | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.04 Year | 82.6 Year | 83.2 Year | 5 |
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 life expectancy by age and sex in Norway?
- Life expectancy by age and sex in Norway was 83.2 Year 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 Year in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age and sex recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.3 Year in 1963.
- How does Norway rank for life expectancy by age and sex?
- Norway ranks 7th out of 61 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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