Norway, year by year

Every index this site holds for Norway, in time order: 12 series across 1990–2025, each value as its source published it. The profile shows the latest snapshot; this is the record behind it.

HDI since 1990

Human development rose from 0.856 in 1990 to 0.970 in 2023.

UNDP Human Development Report, 2025 edition. 34 annual values, none interpolated.

Twenty years here

The world report

Life expectancy at birth: 83.2 years2024at birthUp 3.1 years from 80 years in 2005
Internet users: 99%2024of people onlineUp 16 points from 83% in 2006
Urban population: 84%2025of people in towns and citiesUp 5 points from 78% in 2006
Births per woman: 1.452024births per womanDown 0.39 from 1.84 in 2005
Renewable share of energy: 61%2021of energy usedUp 5 points from 57% in 2004
Access to electricity: 100%2024of people with electricityLevel with 2005
Infant mortality: 22024deaths before age one, per 1,000 birthsDown 1 from 3 in 2005
CO2 emissions per person: 7.2 t2024of CO2 per person a yearDown 2.2 t from 9.4 t in 2005
Forest area: 34%2023of land under forestLevel with 2004

World Bank, from the first to the last observed year of each indicator; each has its own window.

All indexes, 1990–2025

36 years · 12 series · 3 values marked for checking

Year	HDI0–1	Life expectancy at birthyears	Internet users% of people	Urban population% of people	Births per womanbirths	Renewable share of energy% of energy	Access to electricity% of people	Infant mortalityper 1,000 births	CO2 emissions per persont/year	Forest area% of land	GDP per capitaUS$	GDP per capita, PPPintl $
1990	0.856	76.5	—	—	1.93	59.2	100	7	8.6	33.2	—	—
1991	0.863	77.0	1.4	72.2	1.92	60.8	100	6	7.9	33.2	—	—
1992	0.868	77.2	2.2	72.7	1.88	61.4	100	6	8.5	33.2	—	—
1993	0.875	77.2	2.8	73.2	1.86	61.1	100	5	8.9	33.2	—	—
1994	0.890	77.7	4.2	73.7	1.87	60.4	100	5	9.3	33.2	—	—
1995	0.887	77.7	6.4	73.9	1.87	60.0	100	5	9.3	33.2	—	—
1996	0.894	78.2	18.3	74.2	1.89	57.9	100	4	9.3	33.2	—	—
1997	0.900	78.1	20.4	74.7	1.86	58.8	100	4	9.8	33.2	—	—
1998	0.908	78.3	22.6	75.3	1.81	59.5	100	4	10.2	33.2	—	—
1999	0.913	78.3	40.0	75.8	1.85	59.4	100	4	10.5	33.2	—	—
2000	0.924	78.6	52.0	76.1	1.85	60.2	100	4	9.3	33.2	—	—
2001	0.923	78.8	64.0	76.4	1.78	59.6	100	4	9.4	33.2	—	—
2002	0.923	79.0	72.8	76.8	1.75	59.5	100	4	9.2	33.2	—	—
2003	0.930	79.4	78.1	77.3	1.80	56.2	100	4	9.7	33.2	—	—
2004	0.937	79.8	77.7	77.6	1.83	56.9	100	3	9.8	33.1	—	—
2005	0.939	80.0	82.0	77.8	1.84	58.6	100	3	9.4	33.1	—	—
2006	0.942	80.3	82.5	78.1	1.90	57.0	100	3	9.4	33.1	75048	54805
2007	0.943	80.4	86.9	78.4	1.90	57.4	100	3	9.5	33.1	86600	56901
2008	0.943	80.6	90.6	78.8	1.96	58.5	100	3	9.9	33.1	99002	63026
2009	0.944	80.8	92.1	79.1	1.98	56.7	100	3	9.3	33.1	81940	56750
2010	0.947	81.0	93.4	79.3	1.95	56.0	100	3	9.8	33.1	90020	59439
2011	0.949	81.3	93.5	79.3	1.88	56.0	100	3	9.5	33.2	103545	63894
2012	0.950	81.5	94.7	79.5	1.85	56.9	100	3	9.2	33.2	104628	67353
2013	0.953	81.8	95.0	80.0	1.78	56.6	100	2	9.2	33.2	106333	69186
2014	0.956	82.1	96.3	80.6	1.75	55.8	100	2	9.2	33.2	100410	68196
2015	0.959	82.3	96.8	81.2	1.72	56.5	100	2	9.2	33.3	77221	62695
2016	0.962	82.4	97.3	81.7	1.71	57.7	100	2	9.1	33.3	73222	61250
2017	0.965	82.6	96.4	82.0	1.62	58.9	100	2	9.0	33.3	78771	66829
2018	0.966	82.8	96.5	82.3	1.56	58.9	100	2	8.8	33.3	85579	72618
2019	0.967	83.0	98.0	82.5	1.53	59.8	100	2	8.5	33.3	79329	73630
2020	0.969	83.2	94.6	82.7	1.48	60.9	100	2	8.1	33.4	71058	69779
2021	0.969	83.2	99.0	82.9	1.55	61.4	100	2	8.2	33.5	96443	92206
2022	0.967	82.5	99.0	83.0	1.41	—	100	2	8.0	33.5	113122	129914
2023	0.970	83.0	99.0	83.1	1.40	—	100	2	7.5	33.5	90984	107768
2024	—	83.2	99.0	83.3	1.45	—	100	2	7.2	—	89889	105657
2025	—	—	—	83.6	—	—	—	—	—	—	94594	104044
On the profile	0.970	83.2	99.0	83.6	1.45	61.4	—	—	7.2	33.5	94594	104044

Sources: HDI: UNDP HDR 2025; Life expectancy at birth: World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN; Internet users: World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS; Urban population: World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS; Births per woman: World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN; Renewable share of energy: World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS; Access to electricity: World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS; Infant mortality: World Bank SP.DYN.IMRT.IN; CO2 emissions per person: World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5; Forest area: World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS; GDP per capita: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD; GDP per capita, PPP: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Profile snapshot from the site dataset regenerated 2026-10-04. Observed years only.

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