Norway - Life expectancy at birth

Life expectancy improves in Norway

In 2024 the life expectancy in Norway increased to 83.3 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 84.9 years and for men 81.7 years.

Norway’s position improvened with respect to the 195 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 16th in 2023 to 14th in 2024.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Norway over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2023, when it was 83.1 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2014, when it was 82.2 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Norway. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Norway in Norwegian economy.

Norway - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2024	84.90	81.70	83.30
2023	84.60	81.50	83.10
2022	84.20	80.90	82.50
2021	84.70	81.70	83.20
2020	84.90	81.60	83.30
2019	84.70	81.30	83.00
2018	84.50	81.10	82.80
2017	84.30	81.00	82.70
2016	84.20	80.70	82.50
2015	84.20	80.50	82.40
2014	84.20	80.10	82.20
2013	83.80	79.80	81.80
2012	83.50	79.50	81.50
2011	83.60	79.10	81.40
2010	83.30	79.00	81.20
2009	83.20	78.70	81.00
2008	83.20	78.40	80.80
2007	82.90	78.30	80.60
2006	82.90	78.20	80.60
2005	82.70	77.80	80.30
2004	82.50	77.60	80.10
2003	82.10	77.10	79.60
2002	81.60	76.40	79.00
2001	81.60	76.20	79.00
2000	81.50	76.00	78.80
1999	81.20	75.60	78.40
1998	81.40	75.60	78.50
1997	81.10	75.50	78.30
1996	81.20	75.40	78.30
1995	80.90	74.80	77.90
1994	80.80	74.90	77.90
1993	80.30	74.20	77.20
1992	80.50	74.20	77.30
1991	80.20	74.00	77.10
1990	79.90	73.40	76.60
1989	80.00	73.30	76.60
1988	79.70	73.10	76.30
1987	79.70	72.80	76.20
1986	80.00	72.90	76.40
1985	79.50	72.60	76.00
1984	79.80	73.00	76.30
1983	79.70	72.80	76.20
1982	79.70	72.70	76.10
1981	79.40	72.70	76.00
1980	79.30	72.40	75.80
1979	79.10	72.40	75.60
1978	78.90	72.60	75.70
1977	78.90	72.50	75.60
1976	78.40	72.20	75.20
1975	78.30	71.90	75.00
1974	78.20	71.90	75.00
1973	77.90	71.50	74.60
1972	77.70	71.50	74.50
1971	77.50	71.30	74.40
1970	77.50	71.20	74.30
1969	76.90	71.00	73.80
1968	77.00	71.40	74.10
1967	77.10	71.50	74.20
1966	76.90	71.60	74.20
1965	76.70	71.30	74.00
1964	76.30	71.50	73.80
1963	75.70	71.10	73.30
1962	76.20	71.20	73.70
1961	76.20	71.40	73.80
1960	76.00	71.60	73.80

Norway - Life expectancy at birth