Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Norway

Life expectancy at birth in Norway in 2024 — 83.2 years. Ranked 19 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 13.1%.

2024 83.2 years +0.18% vs 2023
World rank 19of 217
Period maximum 83.2 years2020
Period minimum 73.1 years1963

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Norway, 1960–20247075808519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 73.5 years1962: 73.4 years1964: 73.6 years1966: 74 years1968: 73.9 years1970: 74.1 years1972: 74.3 years1974: 74.8 years1976: 75 years1978: 75.4 years1980: 75.7 years1982: 76 years1984: 76.2 years1986: 76.2 years1988: 76.2 years1990: 76.5 years1992: 77.2 years1994: 77.7 years1996: 78.2 years1998: 78.3 years2000: 78.6 years2002: 79 years2004: 79.8 years2006: 80.3 years2008: 80.6 years2010: 81 years2012: 81.5 years2014: 82.1 years2016: 82.4 years2018: 82.8 years2020: 83.2 years2022: 82.5 years2024: 83.2 years
Change over the period: +9.6 (+13.07%) Average annual rate: 0.19 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Norway 83.2 years
World 73.5 years
Northern Europe computed 81.7 years
High-income countries computed 80.4 years
Life expectancy at birth — Norway, by year Norway All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 83.2 +0.1 +0.18%
2023 83 +0.5 +0.61%
2022 82.5 −0.7 −0.79%
2021 83.2 −0 −0.06%
2020 83.2 +0.3 +0.3%
2019 83 +0.2 +0.24%
2018 82.8 +0.1 +0.18%
2017 82.6 +0.2 +0.25%
2016 82.4 +0.1 +0.12%
2015 82.3 +0.2 +0.25%
2014 82.1 +0.3 +0.43%
2013 81.8 +0.3 +0.37%
2012 81.5 +0.2 +0.19%
2011 81.3 +0.3 +0.37%
2010 81 +0.2 +0.25%
2009 80.8 +0.2 +0.25%
2008 80.6 +0.2 +0.25%
2007 80.4 +0.1 +0.06%
2006 80.3 +0.3 +0.38%
2005 80 +0.2 +0.25%
2004 79.8 +0.5 +0.57%
2003 79.4 +0.4 +0.51%
2002 79 +0.2 +0.26%
2001 78.8 +0.2 +0.19%
2000 78.6 +0.4 +0.45%
1999 78.3 −0 −0.06%
1998 78.3 +0.2 +0.24%
1997 78.1 −0 −0.01%
1996 78.2 +0.4 +0.53%
1995 77.7 +0 +0.06%
1994 77.7 +0.5 +0.7%
1993 77.2 −0 −0.04%
1992 77.2 +0.2 +0.26%
1991 77 +0.4 +0.58%
1990 76.5 +0 +0.05%
1989 76.5 +0.3 +0.37%
1988 76.2 +0.1 +0.18%
1987 76.1 −0.2 −0.21%
1986 76.2 +0.3 +0.43%
1985 75.9 −0.3 −0.4%
1984 76.2 +0.2 +0.21%
1983 76.1 +0.1 +0.07%
1982 76 +0.1 +0.19%
1981 75.9 +0.2 +0.26%
1980 75.7 +0.3 +0.34%
1979 75.4 −0 −0.01%
1978 75.4 +0 +0.04%
1977 75.4 +0.3 +0.46%
1976 75 +0.2 +0.3%
1975 74.8 +0.1 +0.09%
1974 74.8 +0.3 +0.42%
1973 74.4 +0.1 +0.13%
1972 74.3 +0.2 +0.22%
1971 74.2 +0.1 +0.12%
1970 74.1 +0.4 +0.58%
1969 73.7 −0.3 −0.38%
1968 73.9 −0.1 −0.17%
1967 74.1 +0.1 +0.1%
1966 74 +0.3 +0.37%
1965 73.7 +0.1 +0.17%
1964 73.6 +0.5 +0.71%
1963 73.1 −0.4 −0.5%
1962 73.4 −0.1 −0.14%
1961 73.6 +0 +0%
1960 73.5

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

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