ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Norway

Norway: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas was 38.83 1000 No in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
38.83 1000 No
Change on year
down 16.0%
World rank
48th
of 80 countries
All-time high
53.7 1000 No
in 2021
All-time low
22.74 1000 No
in 2005
Years of data
17
1995–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Norway, 1995–2024

02040601995200920241995: 36 1000 No2005: 22.7 1000 No2010: 38.6 1000 No2011: 44.8 1000 No2012: 32.5 1000 No2013: 33.8 1000 No2014: 44.1 1000 No2015: 41.9 1000 No2016: 40.6 1000 No2017: 38.8 1000 No2018: 47.6 1000 No2019: 44.6 1000 No2020: 52.7 1000 No2021: 53.7 1000 No2022: 47.7 1000 No2023: 46.2 1000 No2024: 38.8 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Norway is 38.83 1000 No, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 16.0% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Norway peaked at 53.7 1000 No in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.74 1000 No, in 2005.

Norway ranks 48th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Norway, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Value in Norway, 1995 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
1995 36.01 1000 No
2005 22.74 1000 No -36.9%
2010 38.57 1000 No +69.6%
2011 44.83 1000 No +16.2%
2012 32.54 1000 No -27.4%
2013 33.8 1000 No +3.9%
2014 44.13 1000 No +30.6%
2015 41.89 1000 No -5.1%
2016 40.58 1000 No -3.1%
2017 38.76 1000 No -4.5%
2018 47.63 1000 No +22.9%
2019 44.59 1000 No -6.4%
2020 52.67 1000 No +18.1%
2021 53.7 1000 No +2.0%
2022 47.66 1000 No -11.2%
2023 46.25 1000 No -3.0%
2024 38.83 1000 No -16.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 36.01 1000 No 36.01 1000 No 36.01 1000 No 1
2000s 22.74 1000 No 22.74 1000 No 22.74 1000 No 1
2010s 40.73 1000 No 32.54 1000 No 47.63 1000 No 10
2020s 47.82 1000 No 38.83 1000 No 53.7 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 45 Austria 41.83 1000 No compare
  2. 46 Spain 41.52 1000 No compare
  3. 47 Tunisia 38.99 1000 No compare
  4. 49 Costa Rica 37.52 1000 No compare
  5. 50 Armenia 37.3 1000 No compare
  6. 51 New Zealand 37.2 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Norway?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas in Norway was 38.83 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 53.7 1000 No in 2021.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 22.74 1000 No in 2005.
How does Norway rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas?
Norway ranks 48th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, 65+, rural areas rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, 65+, rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
88 places, 1,541 data points, 1987–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.