ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Norway

Norway: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 355.97 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
355.97 1000 No
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
47th
of 80 countries
All-time high
949.31 1000 No
in 1995
All-time low
355.97 1000 No
in 2024
Years of data
17
1995–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Norway, 1995–2024

02004006008001.0k1995200920241995: 949.3 1000 No2005: 635.2 1000 No2010: 616.6 1000 No2011: 630.5 1000 No2012: 463 1000 No2013: 468.9 1000 No2014: 469.2 1000 No2015: 469.9 1000 No2016: 470.8 1000 No2017: 465 1000 No2018: 506.9 1000 No2019: 509 1000 No2020: 587.2 1000 No2021: 358 1000 No2022: 365 1000 No2023: 378.6 1000 No2024: 356 1000 No

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

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Norway stood at 355.97 1000 No. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Norway peaked at 949.31 1000 No in 1995 and was at its lowest, 355.97 1000 No, in 2024.

Norway ranks 47th of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural in Norway, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value in Norway, 1995 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
1995 949.31 1000 No
2005 635.22 1000 No -33.1%
2010 616.65 1000 No -2.9%
2011 630.53 1000 No +2.3%
2012 462.96 1000 No -26.6%
2013 468.88 1000 No +1.3%
2014 469.23 1000 No +0.1%
2015 469.95 1000 No +0.2%
2016 470.75 1000 No +0.2%
2017 464.99 1000 No -1.2%
2018 506.85 1000 No +9.0%
2019 509 1000 No +0.4%
2020 587.25 1000 No +15.4%
2021 358.04 1000 No -39.0%
2022 365 1000 No +1.9%
2023 378.63 1000 No +3.7%
2024 355.97 1000 No -6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 949.31 1000 No 949.31 1000 No 949.31 1000 No 1
2000s 635.22 1000 No 635.22 1000 No 635.22 1000 No 1
2010s 506.98 1000 No 462.96 1000 No 630.53 1000 No 10
2020s 408.98 1000 No 355.97 1000 No 587.25 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 44 Denmark 430.45 1000 No compare
  2. 45 Kyrgyzstan 387.25 1000 No compare
  3. 46 Switzerland 378.72 1000 No compare
  4. 48 Chile 342.88 1000 No compare
  5. 49 Belgium 340.88 1000 No compare
  6. 50 Greece 325.96 1000 No compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Norway?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Norway was 355.97 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, total (15+), rural recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 949.31 1000 No in 1995.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 355.97 1000 No in 2024.
How does Norway rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
Norway ranks 47th out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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, total (15+), rural areas — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural areas — Female — 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, 1,578 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.