Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency in Norway

Norway: Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency was 667,156 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
667,156
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
6th
of 30 countries
All-time high
667,156
in 2025
All-time low
382,206
in 1985
Years of data
41
1985–2025

Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency in Norway, 1985–2025

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1985200520251985: 382.2k1986: 384.7k1987: 387.2k1988: 390.4k1989: 394.9k1990: 401.1k1991: 408.8k1992: 418.1k1993: 428.4k1994: 439.6k1995: 451.5k1996: 463.9k1997: 476.6k1998: 489.5k1999: 502.3k2000: 515.1k2001: 527.9k2002: 540.7k2003: 553.5k2004: 566.1k2005: 577.8k2006: 588.5k2007: 597.8k2008: 605.7k2009: 612.2k2010: 617.7k2011: 622.5k2012: 627.1k2013: 631.3k2014: 635.1k2015: 638.3k2016: 640.6k2017: 642.5k2018: 644.0k2019: 645.7k2020: 647.9k2021: 651.0k2022: 654.5k2023: 658.5k2024: 662.7k2025: 667.2k

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Analysis

Norway recorded 667,156 for economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency in 2025. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency in Norway peaked at 667,156 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 382,206, in 1985.

That places Norway 6th out of 30 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 387,899 382,206 394,940 5
1990s 447,969 401,067 502,315 10
2000s 568,535 515,135 612,201 10
2010s 634,479 617,684 645,687 10
2020s 656,962 647,904 667,156 6

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 3 Hungary 5.20 million compare
  2. 4 Japan 3.77 million compare
  3. 5 OECD 1.88 million compare
  4. 7 Sweden 597,212 compare
  5. 8 Czechia 510,551 compare
  6. 9 Denmark 416,026 compare

See the full ranking of 40 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency in Norway?
Economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency in Norway was 667,156 in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 667,156 in 2025.
What is the lowest economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 382,206 in 1985.
How does Norway rank for economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency?
Norway ranks 6th out of 30 countries with data for 2025.
Is economic outlook no 115 — trend labour efficiency rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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 115 — Trend labour efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Economic Outlook No 115 — Trend labour efficiency
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
40 places, 1,489 data points, 1969–2025
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May 2024 - 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. OECD (2024), OECD Economic Outlook No 115 (Edition 2024/1) EO115 Database documentation EO115 Last historical points gdp inflation cpi population unemployment real gdp gdp per capita employment OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org Keywords: Outlook, forecasts, forecast, GDP