Life expectancy at age 65 in Norway
At age 65, people in Norway could expect to live another 20.9 years in 2024.
Norway, 2024
20.9
Change from 2023
+0.5%
European Union, 2024
20.2 yearsep (Source flag ep)
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
20.3 years
Position in 2024
11th of 37
Life expectancy at age 65 in Norway over time
View
Norway
European Union
×
The chart loads when you scroll to it. The table below shows the same data.
The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Norway | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20.9 years | 20.2 yearsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2023 | 20.8 years | 20.0 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | 20.4 years | 19.4 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2021 | 20.8 years | 19.1 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2020 | 20.9 years | 19.2 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2019 | 20.8 years | 20.0 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2018 | 20.6 years | 19.8 yearse (estimated) |
| 2017 | 20.5 years | 19.7 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2016 | 20.4 years | 19.8 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2015 | 20.2 years | 19.7 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2014 | 20.2 yearsb (break in time series) | 19.7 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2013 | 20.0 years | 19.7 years |
| 2012 | 19.8 years | 19.5 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2011 | 19.8 years | 19.6 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2010 | 19.7 years | 19.4 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2009 | 19.6 years | 19.2 years |
| 2008 | 19.4 years | 19.0 years |
| 2007 | 19.3 years | 18.9 years |
| 2006 | 19.4 years | 18.7 years |
| 2005 | 19.2 years | 18.3 years |
| 2004 | 19.1 years | 18.3 years |
| 2003 | 18.6 years | 17.8 years |
| 2002 | 18.2 years | 17.8 years |
| 2001 | 18.2 years | – |
| 2000 | 18.1 years | – |
Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5% from 20.8 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 20.2 years, the figure has changed by +3.5%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 37 countries with data for 2024, Norway has the 11th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 20.2 years.
More for Norway
All statistics for Norway
Life expectancy at birth
83.2 years
2024 · Eurostat
Healthy life years at birth
64.8 years
2024 · Eurostat
Infant mortality rate
2.1 per 1,000 live births
2024 · Eurostat
Hospital beds
320 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
Practising physicians
507 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
73.7%
2025 · Eurostat