Life Expectancy at Birth in Norway
Norway: Life Expectancy at Birth was 83.16 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.16
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
19th
of 216 countries
All-time high
83.21
in 2020
All-time low
73.08
in 1963
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Norway, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Norway recorded 83.16 for life expectancy at birth in 2024.
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 at birth in Norway peaked at 83.21 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 73.08, in 1963.
Norway ranks 19th of 216 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 Birth in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 73.55 | — |
| 1961 | 73.55 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 73.45 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 73.08 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 73.6 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 73.72 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 74 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 74.07 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 73.94 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 73.66 | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 74.09 | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 74.18 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 74.34 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 74.44 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 74.75 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 74.82 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 75.04 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 75.39 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 75.42 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 75.41 | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 75.67 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 75.87 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 76.01 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 76.07 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 76.22 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 75.92 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 76.24 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 76.08 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 76.22 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 76.5 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 76.54 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 76.98 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 77.18 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 77.15 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 77.69 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 77.74 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 78.15 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 78.14 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 78.33 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 78.28 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 78.63 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 78.79 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 78.99 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 79.39 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 79.84 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 80.04 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 80.34 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 80.4 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 80.59 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 80.8 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 81 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 81.3 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 81.45 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 81.75 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 82.1 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 82.3 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 82.41 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 82.61 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 82.76 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 82.96 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.21 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 83.16 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 82.51 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 83.01 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 83.16 | +0.2% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 83.16 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.36, 1.0× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Norway's 83.16 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.88, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.66 | 73.08 | 74.07 | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.79 | 74.09 | 75.42 | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.08 | 75.67 | 76.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.62 | 76.54 | 78.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.78 | 78.63 | 80.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.06 | 81 | 82.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.01 | 82.51 | 83.21 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 16 Macao 83.33 compare
- 17 Israel 83.2 compare
- 18 Luxembourg 83.2 compare
- 20 Faroe Islands 83.08 compare
- 21 United Arab Emirates 83.07 compare
- 22 Australia 83.05 compare
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 birth in Norway?
- Life expectancy at birth in Norway was 83.16 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 83.21 in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.08 in 1963.
- How does Norway rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Norway ranks 19th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth 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 International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.