Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Norway
Norway: Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita was 0.1908 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Norway, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.1908 units per person for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Norway peaked at 0.1908 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1103 units per person, in 1960.
That places Norway 40th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Norway, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1103 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1124 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 0.1143 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1161 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1178 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1197 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1219 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1239 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1257 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1272 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1286 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1301 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1315 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.133 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1349 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1369 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1389 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1412 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1435 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1456 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1476 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1494 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1514 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1535 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1552 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1572 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1595 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.161 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.162 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1628 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1631 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1629 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1624 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1614 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1603 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1593 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1584 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1572 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1557 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1536 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1516 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.15 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1487 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1476 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1472 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1471 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1467 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1464 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1466 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1478 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1498 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1524 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1553 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1578 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1603 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1627 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1652 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1678 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1709 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1739 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1773 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1807 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1833 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1853 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1879 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.1908 units per person | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1189 units per person | 0.1103 units per person | 0.1272 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1364 units per person | 0.1286 units per person | 0.1456 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.156 units per person | 0.1476 units per person | 0.1628 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1594 units per person | 0.1536 units per person | 0.1631 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.148 units per person | 0.1464 units per person | 0.1516 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1616 units per person | 0.1498 units per person | 0.1739 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1842 units per person | 0.1773 units per person | 0.1908 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 37 Romania 0.2014 units per person compare
- 38 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.197 units per person compare
- 39 Saint Martin (French part) 0.1965 units per person compare
- 41 Slovakia 0.1904 units per person compare
- 42 Ukraine 0.1897 units per person compare
- 43 North Macedonia 0.1852 units per person compare
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,212 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate -0.9506 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0775 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -0.9586 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0817 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Norway?
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita in Norway was 0.1908 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1908 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 65 and above, total, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1103 units per person in 1960.
- How does Norway rank for population ages 65 and above, total, per capita?
- Norway ranks 40th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 65 and above, total, per capita rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 65 and above, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 65 and above, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Population ages 65 and above, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.