Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Norway
Norway: Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region was 83.2 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.2
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
7th
of 51 countries
All-time high
83.2
in 2020
All-time low
76.6
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Norway, 1990–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Norway stood at 83.2. That is the highest value across all 35 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, sex and nuts 2 region in Norway peaked at 83.2 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 76.6, in 1990.
Norway ranks 7th of 51 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 76.6 | — |
| 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% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 83.2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.9, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Norway's 83.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 82.1, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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, sex and nuts 2 region in Norway?
- Life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Norway was 83.2 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2 in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.6 in 1990.
- How does Norway rank for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region?
- Norway ranks 7th out of 51 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region 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, sex and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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