Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Norway

Female life expectancy in Norway in 2024 — 84.8 years. Ranked 27 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 11.8%.

2024 84.8 years +0.24% vs 2023
World rank 27of 217
Period maximum 84.9 years2020
Period minimum 75.49 years1963

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Norway, 1960–20247577.58082.58519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 75.87 years1962: 76.05 years1964: 76.08 years1966: 76.71 years1968: 76.8 years1970: 77.32 years1972: 77.51 years1974: 77.96 years1976: 78.21 years1978: 78.63 years1980: 79.17 years1982: 79.54 years1984: 79.61 years1986: 79.76 years1988: 79.56 years1990: 79.8 years1992: 80.36 years1994: 80.64 years1996: 81.07 years1998: 81.3 years2000: 81.4 years2002: 81.6 years2004: 82.3 years2006: 82.7 years2008: 83 years2010: 83.2 years2012: 83.5 years2014: 84.2 years2016: 84.2 years2018: 84.5 years2020: 84.9 years2022: 84.2 years2024: 84.8 years
Change over the period: +8.93 (+11.77%) Average annual rate: 0.17 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Norway

Norway 84.8 years
World 75.97 years
Europe & Central Asia 81.79 years
Northern Europe computed 83.74 years
High-income countries computed 83.24 years
Female life expectancy — Norway, by year Norway All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 84.8 +0.2 +0.24%
2023 84.6 +0.4 +0.48%
2022 84.2 −0.5 −0.59%
2021 84.7 −0.2 −0.24%
2020 84.9 +0.2 +0.24%
2019 84.7 +0.2 +0.24%
2018 84.5 +0.2 +0.24%
2017 84.3 +0.1 +0.12%
2016 84.2 +0 +0%
2015 84.2 +0 +0%
2014 84.2 +0.4 +0.48%
2013 83.8 +0.3 +0.36%
2012 83.5 −0.1 −0.12%
2011 83.6 +0.4 +0.48%
2010 83.2 +0.1 +0.12%
2009 83.1 +0.1 +0.12%
2008 83 +0.3 +0.36%
2007 82.7 +0 +0%
2006 82.7 +0.2 +0.24%
2005 82.5 +0.2 +0.24%
2004 82.3 +0.4 +0.49%
2003 81.9 +0.3 +0.37%
2002 81.6 +0.1 +0.12%
2001 81.5 +0.1 +0.12%
2000 81.4 +0.3 +0.37%
1999 81.1 −0.2 −0.25%
1998 81.3 +0.33 +0.41%
1997 80.97 −0.1 −0.12%
1996 81.07 +0.25 +0.31%
1995 80.82 +0.18 +0.22%
1994 80.64 +0.41 +0.51%
1993 80.23 −0.13 −0.16%
1992 80.36 +0.26 +0.32%
1991 80.1 +0.3 +0.38%
1990 79.8 −0.04 −0.05%
1989 79.84 +0.28 +0.35%
1988 79.56 −0.02 −0.03%
1987 79.58 −0.18 −0.23%
1986 79.76 +0.35 +0.44%
1985 79.41 −0.2 −0.25%
1984 79.61 +0.05 +0.06%
1983 79.56 +0.02 +0.03%
1982 79.54 +0.27 +0.34%
1981 79.27 +0.1 +0.13%
1980 79.17 +0.35 +0.44%
1979 78.82 +0.19 +0.24%
1978 78.63 −0.04 −0.05%
1977 78.67 +0.46 +0.59%
1976 78.21 +0.14 +0.18%
1975 78.07 +0.11 +0.14%
1974 77.96 +0.25 +0.32%
1973 77.71 +0.2 +0.26%
1972 77.51 +0.15 +0.19%
1971 77.36 +0.04 +0.05%
1970 77.32 +0.65 +0.85%
1969 76.67 −0.13 −0.17%
1968 76.8 −0.14 −0.18%
1967 76.94 +0.23 +0.3%
1966 76.71 +0.18 +0.24%
1965 76.53 +0.45 +0.59%
1964 76.08 +0.59 +0.78%
1963 75.49 −0.56 −0.74%
1962 76.05 +0 +0%
1961 76.05 +0.18 +0.24%
1960 75.87

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for women. The female advantage holds almost everywhere and is explained by both biology and behavior: men die more often from external causes, smoke and drink more, and turn to doctors less. Where maternal mortality is high the advantage narrows — the only factor that works in the opposite direction.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the female population rather than by the whole population. The difference from male life expectancy is the gap that is usually asked about.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.