Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Norway
Norway: Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment was 2.91 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Norway, 1972–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Analysis
Norway recorded 2.91 million for economic outlook no 114 — total employment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Norway peaked at 2.91 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.67 million, in 1972.
That places Norway 29th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1.67 million | — |
| 1973 | 1.68 million | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 1.68 million | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 1.73 million | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 1.81 million | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 1.85 million | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 1.88 million | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 1.90 million | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 1.91 million | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.94 million | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 1.94 million | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 1.95 million | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.97 million | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 2.02 million | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 2.09 million | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 2.13 million | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 2.11 million | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 2.05 million | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 2.03 million | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 2.01 million | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 2.01 million | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 2.01 million | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.04 million | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 2.08 million | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 2.14 million | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 2.20 million | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 2.25 million | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 2.26 million | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 2.27 million | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 2.28 million | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 2.29 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 2.27 million | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 2.28 million | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 2.29 million | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 2.37 million | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 2.46 million | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 2.52 million | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 2.52 million | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 2.52 million | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2.56 million | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 2.60 million | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 2.62 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.65 million | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 2.66 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 2.66 million | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.67 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.72 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.75 million | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 2.73 million | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 2.77 million | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 2.85 million | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 2.88 million | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 2.89 million | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 2.91 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.78 million | 1.67 million | 1.90 million | 8 |
| 1980s | 2.01 million | 1.91 million | 2.13 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.10 million | 2.01 million | 2.26 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.36 million | 2.27 million | 2.52 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.64 million | 2.52 million | 2.75 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.84 million | 2.73 million | 2.91 million | 6 |
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.7416 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -2.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1955 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 18,489 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 7.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3368 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 31,859 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Norway?
- Economic outlook no 114 — total employment in Norway was 2.91 million in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economic outlook no 114 — total employment recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 2.91 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest economic outlook no 114 — total employment recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.67 million in 1972.
- How does Norway rank for economic outlook no 114 — total employment?
- Norway ranks 29th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is economic outlook no 114 — total employment rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic Outlook No 114 — Total employment (labour force survey basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. EO114 Database inventory EO114 Last historical points OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org