Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Norway
Norway: Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 was 91.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Norway, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Norway recorded 91.1% for share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Norway peaked at 91.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 74.1%, in 1969.
Norway ranks 12th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.9% | 74.1% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.5% | 74.4% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.4% | 76.3% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.6% | 79.3% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.7% | 83.8% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.9% | 87.4% | 90.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.8% | 90.2% | 91.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Norway?
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Norway was 91.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 91.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.1% in 1969.
- How does Norway rank for share of men expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Norway ranks 12th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.