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

Norway: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 387.31 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
387.31 1000 No
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
55th
of 80 countries
All-time high
1,094 1000 No
in 1995
All-time low
387.31 1000 No
in 2024
Years of data
17
1995–2024

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

02505007501.0k1995200920241995: 1.1k 1000 No2005: 715.7 1000 No2010: 684.6 1000 No2011: 699.9 1000 No2012: 528.6 1000 No2013: 530.6 1000 No2014: 532.8 1000 No2015: 544.9 1000 No2016: 545.2 1000 No2017: 553 1000 No2018: 574.5 1000 No2019: 587.3 1000 No2020: 675.5 1000 No2021: 421.4 1000 No2022: 416.9 1000 No2023: 413.1 1000 No2024: 387.3 1000 No

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

Analysis

Norway recorded 387.31 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Norway peaked at 1,094 1000 No in 1995 and was at its lowest, 387.31 1000 No, in 2024.

Norway ranks 55th 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 — Male — Value in Norway, 1995 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
1995 1,094 1000 No
2005 715.67 1000 No -34.6%
2010 684.57 1000 No -4.3%
2011 699.9 1000 No +2.2%
2012 528.57 1000 No -24.5%
2013 530.57 1000 No +0.4%
2014 532.77 1000 No +0.4%
2015 544.93 1000 No +2.3%
2016 545.16 1000 No +0.0%
2017 553.02 1000 No +1.4%
2018 574.5 1000 No +3.9%
2019 587.32 1000 No +2.2%
2020 675.52 1000 No +15.0%
2021 421.45 1000 No -37.6%
2022 416.91 1000 No -1.1%
2023 413.08 1000 No -0.9%
2024 387.31 1000 No -6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,094 1000 No 1,094 1000 No 1,094 1000 No 1
2000s 715.67 1000 No 715.67 1000 No 715.67 1000 No 1
2010s 578.13 1000 No 528.57 1000 No 699.9 1000 No 10
2020s 462.85 1000 No 387.31 1000 No 675.52 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 52 Bulgaria 413.32 1000 No compare
  2. 53 Panama 412.3 1000 No compare
  3. 54 Costa Rica 400.93 1000 No compare
  4. 56 Belgium 387.3 1000 No compare
  5. 57 Finland 364.74 1000 No compare
  6. 58 Jamaica 342.82 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 387.31 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 1,094 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 387.31 1000 No in 2024.
How does Norway rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
Norway ranks 55th 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 27.3%. 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 — Male — 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 — Male — 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, 1,579 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.