Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Norway
Norway: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 24.45 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
24.45 years
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
7th
of 215 countries
All-time high
24.45 years
in 2024
All-time low
17.09 years
in 1969
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Norway, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
Norway recorded 24.45 years for life expectancy at age 60, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Norway peaked at 24.45 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.09 years, in 1969.
Norway ranks 7th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Norway, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 17.95 years | — |
| 1961 | 17.79 years | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 17.68 years | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 17.28 years | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 17.67 years | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 17.64 years | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 17.51 years | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 17.54 years | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 17.36 years | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 17.09 years | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 17.24 years | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 17.37 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 17.37 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 17.36 years | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 17.64 years | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 17.53 years | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 17.59 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 17.86 years | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 17.76 years | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 17.66 years | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 17.75 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 17.78 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 17.97 years | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 17.93 years | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 18.01 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 17.87 years | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 18.03 years | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 17.94 years | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 18.15 years | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 18.25 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 18.25 years | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 18.52 years | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 18.69 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 18.44 years | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 18.98 years | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 18.92 years | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 19.3 years | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 19.36 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 19.56 years | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 19.55 years | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 20.05 years | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 20.13 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 20.17 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 20.7 years | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 21.06 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 21.18 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 21.52 years | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 21.38 years | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 21.56 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 21.9 years | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 21.96 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 22.17 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 22.3 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 22.52 years | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 22.8 years | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 22.98 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 23.22 years | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 23.41 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 23.54 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 23.71 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 23.94 years | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 23.95 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 23.41 years | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 23.84 years | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 24.45 years | +2.5% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 24.45 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.44 years, 1.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Norway's 24.45 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.68 years, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.55 years | 17.09 years | 17.95 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.54 years | 17.24 years | 17.86 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.97 years | 17.75 years | 18.25 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.96 years | 18.25 years | 19.56 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.97 years | 20.05 years | 21.9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.86 years | 21.96 years | 23.71 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.92 years | 23.41 years | 24.45 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More gender data for Norway
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 850.35 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9674 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,879 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,879 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.5298 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,013 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 27,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,158 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Norway?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Norway was 24.45 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 24.45 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.09 years in 1969.
- How does Norway rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Norway ranks 7th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.