Median age estimates and projections in Norway
The median age in Norway was 39.5 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Norway, 2023 (latest estimate)
39.5
Change from 2022
+0.3%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
41.4 years
Projection for 2030
41.3 years
Projection for 2050
45.5 years
Projection for 2100
49.3 years
Position in 2023
48th of 216
Median age estimates and projections in Norway over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Norway |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 49.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 49.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 48.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 48.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 48.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 48.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 48.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 47.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 47.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 46.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 45.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 44.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 44.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 42.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 41.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 39.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 39.5 years |
| 2022 | 39.4 years |
| 2021 | 39.3 years |
| 2020 | 39.0 years |
| 2019 | 38.8 years |
| 2018 | 38.6 years |
| 2017 | 38.4 years |
| 2016 | 38.3 years |
| 2015 | 38.2 years |
| 2014 | 38.1 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3% from 39.4 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 38.0 years, the figure has changed by +4.1%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Norway has the 48th highest value.
More for Norway
All statistics for Norway
Median age of the population
40.8 years
2025 · Eurostat
Population estimates and projections
5,519,167 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Population on 1 January
5,594,340 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
5,594,340 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
9.9 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
8.0 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat