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Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Norway

Norway: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 83.31 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
83.31 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
18th
of 236 countries
All-time high
83.31 years
in 2023
All-time low
44.71 years
in 1862
Years of data
178
1846–2023

Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Norway, 1846–2023

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Norway stood at 83.31 years. That is the highest value across all 178 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Norway peaked at 83.31 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.71 years, in 1862.

That places Norway 18th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 178 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1840s 46.47 years 44.77 years 48.05 years 4
1850s 49.97 years 47.91 years 51.62 years 10
1860s 48.06 years 44.71 years 50.42 years 10
1870s 49.71 years 46.82 years 53.14 years 10
1880s 50.39 years 47.38 years 51.89 years 10
1890s 51.6 years 48.61 years 53.95 years 10
1900s 55.78 years 53.47 years 57.46 years 10
1910s 57 years 50.32 years 58.31 years 10
1920s 61.96 years 58.85 years 63.4 years 10
1930s 65.67 years 64.1 years 67.35 years 10
1940s 67.96 years 65.7 years 71.52 years 10
1950s 73.04 years 71.59 years 73.55 years 10
1960s 73.67 years 73.1 years 74.07 years 10
1970s 74.79 years 74.07 years 75.43 years 10
1980s 76.1 years 75.67 years 76.54 years 10
1990s 77.69 years 76.59 years 78.41 years 10
2000s 79.87 years 78.69 years 80.87 years 10
2010s 82.05 years 81.04 years 82.96 years 10
2020s 83.07 years 82.63 years 83.31 years 4

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 15 Gibraltar 83.55 years compare
  2. 16 Reunion 83.55 years compare
  3. 17 France 83.33 years compare
  4. 19 Malta 83.3 years compare
  5. 20 Guernsey 83.27 years compare
  6. 21 Sweden 83.26 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Norway?
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Norway was 83.31 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 83.31 years in 2023.
What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 44.71 years in 1862.
How does Norway rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
Norway ranks 18th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is remaining life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Remaining life expectancy at different ages
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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