Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Norway

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Norway was 83.11 years. A difference of +0.6 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Norway were 81.6 years and 84.7 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Norway for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.
Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Norway (Years)
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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Norway (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 73.55 71.34 75.87
1961 73.55 71.17 76.05
1962 73.45 70.97 76.05
1963 73.08 70.78 75.49
1964 73.6 71.23 76.08
1965 73.72 71.05 76.53
1966 74 71.41 76.71
1967 74.07 71.33 76.94
1968 73.94 71.22 76.8
1969 73.66 70.8 76.67
1970 74.09 71.01 77.32
1971 74.18 71.15 77.36
1972 74.35 71.33 77.51
1973 74.44 71.33 77.71
1974 74.75 71.7 77.96
1975 74.82 71.72 78.07
1976 75.04 72.02 78.21
1977 75.39 72.26 78.67
1978 75.42 72.36 78.63
1979 75.41 72.17 78.82
1980 75.67 72.34 79.17
1981 75.87 72.63 79.27
1982 76.01 72.65 79.54
1983 76.07 72.74 79.56
1984 76.22 73 79.61
1985 75.92 72.59 79.41
1986 76.24 72.89 79.76
1987 76.08 72.75 79.58
1988 76.22 73.04 79.56
1989 76.5 73.32 79.84
1990 76.54 73.43 79.8
1991 76.98 74.01 80.1
1992 77.18 74.16 80.36
1993 77.15 74.22 80.23
1994 77.69 74.88 80.64
1995 77.74 74.8 80.82
1996 78.15 75.37 81.07
1997 78.14 75.45 80.97
1998 78.33 75.5 81.3
1999 78.28 75.6 81.1
2000 78.63 76 81.4
2001 78.79 76.2 81.5
2002 78.99 76.5 81.6
2003 79.39 77 81.9
2004 79.84 77.5 82.3
2005 80.04 77.7 82.5
2006 80.34 78.1 82.7
2007 80.4 78.2 82.7
2008 80.59 78.3 83
2009 80.8 78.6 83.1
2010 81 78.9 83.2
2011 81.3 79.1 83.6
2012 81.45 79.5 83.5
2013 81.75 79.8 83.8
2014 82.1 80.1 84.2
2015 82.31 80.5 84.2
2016 82.41 80.7 84.2
2017 82.61 81 84.3
2018 82.76 81.1 84.5
2019 82.96 81.3 84.7
2020 83.21 81.6 84.9
2021 83.16 81.7 84.7
2022 82.51 80.9 84.2
2023 83.11 81.6 84.7