Life expectancy at birth, total in Norway
Norway: Life expectancy at birth, total was 83.16 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Norway, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Norway stood at 83.16 years.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Norway peaked at 83.21 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 73.08 years, in 1963.
Norway ranks 19th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.66 years | 73.08 years | 74.07 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.79 years | 74.09 years | 75.42 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.08 years | 75.67 years | 76.5 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.62 years | 76.54 years | 78.33 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.78 years | 78.63 years | 80.8 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.06 years | 81 years | 82.96 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.01 years | 82.51 years | 83.21 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 16 Macao 83.33 years compare
- 17 Israel 83.2 years compare
- 18 Luxembourg 83.2 years compare
- 20 Faroe Islands 83.08 years compare
- 21 United Arab Emirates 83.07 years compare
- 22 Australia 83.05 years compare
More health data for Norway
- Population, male 2.83 million (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 29,652 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 35,134 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 33,199 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 35,457 (2025)
- Population, male 50.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 33,439 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 33,282 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 35,047 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 33,403 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Norway?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Norway was 83.16 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 83.21 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.08 years in 1963.
- How does Norway rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Norway ranks 19th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total 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 World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.