Life expectancy men women in Norway
Norway: Life expectancy men women was 84.85 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
84.85
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
28th
of 229 countries
All-time high
84.89
in 2020
All-time low
73.25
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950β2023
Life expectancy men women in Norway, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Norway recorded 84.85 for life expectancy men women in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy men women in Norway peaked at 84.89 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 73.25, in 1950.
That places Norway 28th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 74.97 | 73.25 | 75.78 | 10 |
| 1960s | 76.32 | 75.49 | 76.94 | 10 |
| 1970s | 78.02 | 77.32 | 78.82 | 10 |
| 1980s | 79.53 | 79.17 | 79.84 | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.63 | 79.8 | 81.26 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.25 | 81.38 | 83.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.95 | 83.15 | 84.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.7 | 84.36 | 84.89 | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
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- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy men women in Norway?
- Life expectancy men women in Norway was 84.85 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy men women recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 84.89 in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy men women recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.25 in 1950.
- How does Norway rank for life expectancy men women?
- Norway ranks 28th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy men women rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy men women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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