Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Norway
Norway: Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to was 24 Hours per week in 2025. ▲ Rising
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Norway, 2001–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours per week.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Norway is 24 Hours per week, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Norway peaked at 25 Hours per week in 2014 and was at its lowest, 22 Hours per week, in 2002.
That places Norway 4th out of 31 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to in Norway, year by year
| Year | Hours per week | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 23 Hours per week | — |
| 2002 | 22 Hours per week | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 23 Hours per week | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 23 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 24 Hours per week | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 25 Hours per week | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 25 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 25 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 25 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 25 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 25 Hours per week | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 24 Hours per week | -4.0% |
| 2025 | 24 Hours per week | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.44 Hours per week | 22 Hours per week | 24 Hours per week | 9 |
| 2010s | 24.6 Hours per week | 24 Hours per week | 25 Hours per week | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.67 Hours per week | 24 Hours per week | 25 Hours per week | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 1 Czechia 26 Hours per week compare
- 1 New Zealand 26 Hours per week compare
- 1 Slovenia 31 Hours per week compare
- 2 Estonia 26 Hours per week compare
- 2 Croatia 21 Hours per week compare
- 3 Cyprus 25 Hours per week compare
- 3 Latvia 24 Hours per week compare
- 4 Poland 22 Hours per week compare
- 4 United States of America 24 Hours per week compare
- 4 Malta 24 Hours per week compare
- 4 Sweden 24 Hours per week compare
- 5 Lithuania 19 Hours per week compare
- 6 Netherlands 18 Hours per week compare
More economy & growth data for Norway
- 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 (current US$), annual growth rate 3.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2321 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 21,958 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.5503 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 228,273 current LCU per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Norway?
- Hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to in Norway was 24 Hours per week in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 25 Hours per week in 2014.
- What is the lowest hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 22 Hours per week in 2002.
- How does Norway rank for hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to?
- Norway ranks 4th out of 31 countries with data for 2025.
- Is hours of work needed to escape poverty — working hours needed to rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 Hours of work needed to escape poverty — Working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator measures the working hours needed to escape poverty for a jobless family claiming minimum income benefits. Calculations for families with children assume 2 children aged 4 and 6 who do not use formal childcare.