Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Norway

Norway: Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region was 83.2 Year in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
83.2 Year
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
7th
of 49 countries
All-time high
83.2 Year
in 2020
All-time low
76.6 Year
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Norway, 1990–2024

0204060801990200720241990: 76.6 Year1991: 77.1 Year1992: 77.3 Year1993: 77.2 Year1994: 77.9 Year1995: 77.9 Year1996: 78.3 Year1997: 78.3 Year1998: 78.5 Year1999: 78.4 Year2000: 78.8 Year2001: 79 Year2002: 79 Year2003: 79.6 Year2004: 80.1 Year2005: 80.3 Year2006: 80.6 Year2007: 80.6 Year2008: 80.8 Year2009: 81 Year2010: 81.2 Year2011: 81.4 Year2012: 81.5 Year2013: 81.8 Year2014: 82.1 Year2015: 82.3 Year2016: 82.4 Year2017: 82.6 Year2018: 82.8 Year2019: 83 Year2020: 83.2 Year2021: 83.2 Year2022: 82.6 Year2023: 83 Year2024: 83.2 Year

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Year.

Analysis

In 2024, life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Norway stood at 83.2 Year. 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 Year in 2020 and was at its lowest, 76.6 Year, in 1990.

Norway ranks 7th of 49 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

Annual values for Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Norway, 1990 to 2024.
Year Year Change
1990 76.6 Year
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
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

  1. 4 Sweden 83.8 Year compare
  2. 5 Italy 83.7 Year compare
  3. 6 Cyprus 83.5 Year compare
  4. 7 Luxembourg 83.2 Year compare
  5. 9 Ireland 83.1 Year compare
  6. 10 France 83 Year compare
  7. 10 Malta 83 Year compare

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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 Year 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 Year 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 Year in 1990.
How does Norway rank for life expectancy by age, sex and nuts 2 region?
Norway ranks 7th out of 49 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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Indicator
Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region
Unit
Year
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
472 places, 12,592 data points, 1990–2024
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