What is survival ages across the population in Norway?

Survival ages across the population in Norway was 34.92 years in 2024, according to Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest survival ages across the population recorded in Norway?

The highest recorded value was 37.01 years in 2021.

What is the lowest survival ages across the population recorded in Norway?

The lowest recorded value was 0.09 years in 1846.

How does Norway rank for survival ages across the population?

Norway ranks 12th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.

Is survival ages across the population rising or falling in Norway?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Norway data come from?

The figures come from Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Survival ages across the population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Survival ages across the population in Norway

Name: Survival ages across the population in Norway
Creator: Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Norway: Survival ages across the population was 34.92 years in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

34.92 years

Change on year

up 4.5%

World rank

12th

of 41 countries

All-time high

37.01 years

in 2021

All-time low

0.09 years

in 1846

Years of data

179

1846–2024

Survival ages across the population in Norway, 1846–2024

Source: Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2024, survival ages across the population in Norway stood at 34.92 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, survival ages across the population in Norway peaked at 37.01 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.09 years, in 1846.

That places Norway 12th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Survival ages across the population in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Survival ages across the population in Norway, 1846 to 2024.
Year	years	Change
1846	0.09 years	—
1847	0.09 years	+0.0%
1848	0.09 years	+0.0%
1849	0.11 years	+22.2%
1850	0.11 years	+0.0%
1851	0.11 years	+0.0%
1852	0.1 years	-9.1%
1853	0.11 years	+10.0%
1854	0.12 years	+9.1%
1855	0.12 years	+0.0%
1856	0.11 years	-8.3%
1857	0.11 years	+0.0%
1858	0.12 years	+9.1%
1859	0.11 years	-8.3%
1860	0.11 years	+0.0%
1861	0.09 years	-18.2%
1862	0.09 years	+0.0%
1863	0.1 years	+11.1%
1864	0.11 years	+10.0%
1865	0.11 years	+0.0%
1866	0.11 years	+0.0%
1867	0.1 years	-9.1%
1868	0.09 years	-10.0%
1869	0.11 years	+22.2%
1870	0.11 years	+0.0%
1871	0.11 years	+0.0%
1872	0.11 years	+0.0%
1873	0.1 years	-9.1%
1874	0.1 years	+0.0%
1875	0.09 years	-10.0%
1876	0.1 years	+11.1%
1877	0.1 years	+0.0%
1878	0.11 years	+10.0%
1879	0.12 years	+9.1%
1880	0.12 years	+0.0%
1881	0.12 years	+0.0%
1882	0.1 years	-16.7%
1883	0.11 years	+10.0%
1884	0.11 years	+0.0%
1885	0.12 years	+9.1%
1886	0.12 years	+0.0%
1887	0.13 years	+8.3%
1888	0.12 years	-7.7%
1889	0.1 years	-16.7%
1890	0.11 years	+10.0%
1891	0.12 years	+9.1%
1892	0.11 years	-8.3%
1893	0.12 years	+9.1%
1894	0.11 years	-8.3%
1895	0.12 years	+9.1%
1896	0.12 years	+0.0%
1897	0.12 years	+0.0%
1898	0.13 years	+8.3%
1899	0.11 years	-15.4%
1900	0.13 years	+18.2%
1901	0.13 years	+0.0%
1902	0.15 years	+15.4%
1903	0.15 years	+0.0%
1904	0.16 years	+6.7%
1905	0.14 years	-12.5%
1906	0.17 years	+21.4%
1907	0.18 years	+5.9%
1908	0.15 years	-16.7%
1909	0.17 years	+13.3%
1910	0.18 years	+5.9%
1911	0.19 years	+5.6%
1912	0.18 years	-5.3%
1913	0.19 years	+5.6%
1914	0.18 years	-5.3%
1915	0.18 years	+0.0%
1916	0.18 years	+0.0%
1917	0.18 years	+0.0%
1918	0.18 years	+0.0%
1919	0.2 years	+11.1%
1920	0.19 years	-5.0%
1921	0.24 years	+26.3%
1922	0.23 years	-4.2%
1923	0.25 years	+8.7%
1924	0.26 years	+4.0%
1925	0.26 years	+0.0%
1926	0.26 years	+0.0%
1927	0.26 years	+0.0%
1928	0.26 years	+0.0%
1929	0.23 years	-11.5%
1930	0.29 years	+26.1%
1931	0.29 years	+0.0%
1932	0.27 years	-6.9%
1933	0.28 years	+3.7%
1934	0.34 years	+21.4%
1935	0.3 years	-11.8%
1936	0.3 years	+0.0%
1937	0.3 years	+0.0%
1938	0.35 years	+16.7%
1939	0.36 years	+2.9%
1940	0.35 years	-2.8%
1941	0.32 years	-8.6%
1942	0.34 years	+6.3%
1943	0.36 years	+5.9%
1944	0.35 years	-2.8%
1945	0.38 years	+8.6%
1946	0.37 years	-2.6%
1947	0.44 years	+18.9%
1948	0.55 years	+25.0%
1949	0.58 years	+5.5%
1950	0.58 years	+0.0%
1951	0.69 years	+19.0%
1952	0.75 years	+8.7%
1953	0.94 years	+25.3%
1954	1.1 years	+17.0%
1955	1.08 years	-1.8%
1956	1.17 years	+8.3%
1957	1.38 years	+17.9%
1958	1.69 years	+22.5%
1959	2.67 years	+58.0%
1960	2.19 years	-18.0%
1961	3 years	+37.0%
1962	2.98 years	-0.7%
1963	3.11 years	+4.4%
1964	3.53 years	+13.5%
1965	4.35 years	+23.2%
1966	6.14 years	+41.1%
1967	6.83 years	+11.2%
1968	7.28 years	+6.6%
1969	7.4 years	+1.6%
1970	9.66 years	+30.5%
1971	8.81 years	-8.8%
1972	10.97 years	+24.5%
1973	12.03 years	+9.7%
1974	13.75 years	+14.3%
1975	13.78 years	+0.2%
1976	15.19 years	+10.2%
1977	17.29 years	+13.8%
1978	17.51 years	+1.3%
1979	18.02 years	+2.9%
1980	18.94 years	+5.1%
1981	19.57 years	+3.3%
1982	18.62 years	-4.9%
1983	19.15 years	+2.8%
1984	19.8 years	+3.4%
1985	18.71 years	-5.5%
1986	19.01 years	+1.6%
1987	20 years	+5.2%
1988	20.36 years	+1.8%
1989	21.1 years	+3.6%
1990	20.75 years	-1.7%
1991	22.47 years	+8.3%
1992	22.57 years	+0.4%
1993	24.27 years	+7.5%
1994	24.76 years	+2.0%
1995	24.7 years	-0.2%
1996	26.56 years	+7.5%
1997	25.3 years	-4.7%
1998	25.37 years	+0.3%
1999	24.26 years	-4.4%
2000	24.45 years	+0.8%
2001	24.75 years	+1.2%
2002	25.08 years	+1.3%
2003	25.98 years	+3.6%
2004	25.94 years	-0.2%
2005	27.32 years	+5.3%
2006	28.27 years	+3.5%
2007	29.1 years	+2.9%
2008	28.75 years	-1.2%
2009	29.05 years	+1.0%
2010	29.38 years	+1.1%
2011	29.63 years	+0.9%
2012	33.09 years	+11.7%
2013	33.76 years	+2.0%
2014	34.34 years	+1.7%
2015	34.98 years	+1.9%
2016	34.62 years	-1.0%
2017	35.39 years	+2.2%
2018	35.9 years	+1.4%
2019	34.42 years	-4.1%
2020	35.38 years	+2.8%
2021	37.01 years	+4.6%
2022	36.07 years	-2.5%
2023	33.41 years	-7.4%
2024	34.92 years	+4.5%

Norway compared with similar countries

Norway's 34.92 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.79 years, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Norway's 34.92 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.14 years, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Survival ages across the population in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1959	+58.0%	1.69 years	2.67 years

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1840s	0.095 years	0.09 years	0.11 years	4
1850s	0.112 years	0.1 years	0.12 years	10
1860s	0.102 years	0.09 years	0.11 years	10
1870s	0.105 years	0.09 years	0.12 years	10
1880s	0.115 years	0.1 years	0.13 years	10
1890s	0.117 years	0.11 years	0.13 years	10
1900s	0.153 years	0.13 years	0.18 years	10
1910s	0.184 years	0.18 years	0.2 years	10
1920s	0.244 years	0.19 years	0.26 years	10
1930s	0.308 years	0.27 years	0.36 years	10
1940s	0.404 years	0.32 years	0.58 years	10
1950s	1.2 years	0.58 years	2.67 years	10
1960s	4.68 years	2.19 years	7.4 years	10
1970s	13.7 years	8.81 years	18.02 years	10
1980s	19.53 years	18.62 years	21.1 years	10
1990s	24.1 years	20.75 years	26.56 years	10
2000s	26.87 years	24.45 years	29.1 years	10
2010s	33.55 years	29.38 years	35.9 years	10
2020s	35.36 years	33.41 years	37.01 years	5

Countries ranked near Norway

9 Netherlands 36.19 years compare
10 Japan 35.43 years compare
11 Belgium 35.42 years compare
12 Slovenia 34.92 years compare
14 Israel 34.7 years compare
15 Austria 34.23 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival ages across the population in Norway?: Survival ages across the population in Norway was 34.92 years in 2024, according to Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest survival ages across the population recorded in Norway?: The highest recorded value was 37.01 years in 2021.
What is the lowest survival ages across the population recorded in Norway?: The lowest recorded value was 0.09 years in 1846.
How does Norway rank for survival ages across the population?: Norway ranks 12th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
Is survival ages across the population rising or falling in Norway?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Norway data come from?: The figures come from Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Survival ages across the population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Survival ages across the population
Unit: years
Source: Alvarez & Vaupel (2023); Human Mortality Database (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 41 places, 3,817 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Age until which the 1st percentile (99% of the population) of the population would survive until, if they experienced the same age-specific death rates throughout their whole lives as the age-specific death rates seen in that particular year.