Survival ages across the population in Norway
Norway: Survival ages across the population was 34.92 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
34.92
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
12th
of 41 countries
All-time high
37.01
in 2021
All-time low
0.09
in 1846
Years of data
179
1846–2024
Survival ages across the population in Norway, 1846–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, survival ages across the population in Norway stood at 34.92.
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 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.09, 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
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1846 | 0.09 | — |
| 1847 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.11 | +22.2% |
| 1850 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.1 | -9.1% |
| 1853 | 0.11 | +10.0% |
| 1854 | 0.12 | +9.1% |
| 1855 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.11 | -8.3% |
| 1857 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.12 | +9.1% |
| 1859 | 0.11 | -8.3% |
| 1860 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.09 | -18.2% |
| 1862 | 0.09 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.1 | +11.1% |
| 1864 | 0.11 | +10.0% |
| 1865 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.1 | -9.1% |
| 1868 | 0.09 | -10.0% |
| 1869 | 0.11 | +22.2% |
| 1870 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.1 | -9.1% |
| 1874 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.09 | -10.0% |
| 1876 | 0.1 | +11.1% |
| 1877 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.11 | +10.0% |
| 1879 | 0.12 | +9.1% |
| 1880 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.1 | -16.7% |
| 1883 | 0.11 | +10.0% |
| 1884 | 0.11 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.12 | +9.1% |
| 1886 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.13 | +8.3% |
| 1888 | 0.12 | -7.7% |
| 1889 | 0.1 | -16.7% |
| 1890 | 0.11 | +10.0% |
| 1891 | 0.12 | +9.1% |
| 1892 | 0.11 | -8.3% |
| 1893 | 0.12 | +9.1% |
| 1894 | 0.11 | -8.3% |
| 1895 | 0.12 | +9.1% |
| 1896 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.12 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.13 | +8.3% |
| 1899 | 0.11 | -15.4% |
| 1900 | 0.13 | +18.2% |
| 1901 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.15 | +15.4% |
| 1903 | 0.15 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.16 | +6.7% |
| 1905 | 0.14 | -12.5% |
| 1906 | 0.17 | +21.4% |
| 1907 | 0.18 | +5.9% |
| 1908 | 0.15 | -16.7% |
| 1909 | 0.17 | +13.3% |
| 1910 | 0.18 | +5.9% |
| 1911 | 0.19 | +5.6% |
| 1912 | 0.18 | -5.3% |
| 1913 | 0.19 | +5.6% |
| 1914 | 0.18 | -5.3% |
| 1915 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.18 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.2 | +11.1% |
| 1920 | 0.19 | -5.0% |
| 1921 | 0.24 | +26.3% |
| 1922 | 0.23 | -4.2% |
| 1923 | 0.25 | +8.7% |
| 1924 | 0.26 | +4.0% |
| 1925 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.23 | -11.5% |
| 1930 | 0.29 | +26.1% |
| 1931 | 0.29 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.27 | -6.9% |
| 1933 | 0.28 | +3.7% |
| 1934 | 0.34 | +21.4% |
| 1935 | 0.3 | -11.8% |
| 1936 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.35 | +16.7% |
| 1939 | 0.36 | +2.9% |
| 1940 | 0.35 | -2.8% |
| 1941 | 0.32 | -8.6% |
| 1942 | 0.34 | +6.3% |
| 1943 | 0.36 | +5.9% |
| 1944 | 0.35 | -2.8% |
| 1945 | 0.38 | +8.6% |
| 1946 | 0.37 | -2.6% |
| 1947 | 0.44 | +18.9% |
| 1948 | 0.55 | +25.0% |
| 1949 | 0.58 | +5.5% |
| 1950 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.69 | +19.0% |
| 1952 | 0.75 | +8.7% |
| 1953 | 0.94 | +25.3% |
| 1954 | 1.1 | +17.0% |
| 1955 | 1.08 | -1.8% |
| 1956 | 1.17 | +8.3% |
| 1957 | 1.38 | +17.9% |
| 1958 | 1.69 | +22.5% |
| 1959 | 2.67 | +58.0% |
| 1960 | 2.19 | -18.0% |
| 1961 | 3 | +37.0% |
| 1962 | 2.98 | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 3.11 | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 3.53 | +13.5% |
| 1965 | 4.35 | +23.2% |
| 1966 | 6.14 | +41.1% |
| 1967 | 6.83 | +11.2% |
| 1968 | 7.28 | +6.6% |
| 1969 | 7.4 | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 9.66 | +30.5% |
| 1971 | 8.81 | -8.8% |
| 1972 | 10.97 | +24.5% |
| 1973 | 12.03 | +9.7% |
| 1974 | 13.75 | +14.3% |
| 1975 | 13.78 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 15.19 | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 17.29 | +13.8% |
| 1978 | 17.51 | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 18.02 | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 18.94 | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 19.57 | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 18.62 | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 19.15 | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 19.8 | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 18.71 | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 19.01 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 20 | +5.2% |
| 1988 | 20.36 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 21.1 | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 20.75 | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 22.47 | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 22.57 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 24.27 | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 24.76 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 24.7 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 26.56 | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 25.3 | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 25.37 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 24.26 | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 24.45 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 24.75 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 25.08 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 25.98 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 25.94 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 27.32 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 28.27 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 29.1 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 28.75 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 29.05 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 29.38 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 29.63 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 33.09 | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 33.76 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 34.34 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 34.98 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 34.62 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 35.39 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 35.9 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 34.42 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 35.38 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 37.01 | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 36.07 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 33.41 | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 34.92 | +4.5% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 34.92 is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.14, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Norway's 34.92 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.79, 1.1× the median. (31 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 | 2.67 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.095 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 4 |
| 1850s | 0.112 | 0.1 | 0.12 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.102 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.105 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.115 | 0.1 | 0.13 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.117 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.153 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.184 | 0.18 | 0.2 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.244 | 0.19 | 0.26 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.308 | 0.27 | 0.36 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.404 | 0.32 | 0.58 | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.2 | 0.58 | 2.67 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.68 | 2.19 | 7.4 | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.7 | 8.81 | 18.02 | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.53 | 18.62 | 21.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.1 | 20.75 | 26.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.87 | 24.45 | 29.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.55 | 29.38 | 35.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.36 | 33.41 | 37.01 | 5 |
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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 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest survival ages across the population recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 37.01 in 2021.
- What is the lowest survival ages across the population recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 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 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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