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

Norway: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by age, total (15+), rural was 743.28 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
743.28 1000 No
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
54th
of 82 countries
All-time high
2,043 1000 No
in 1995
All-time low
743.28 1000 No
in 2024
Years of data
17
1995–2024

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

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1995200920241995: 2.0k 1000 No2005: 1.4k 1000 No2010: 1.3k 1000 No2011: 1.3k 1000 No2012: 991.5 1000 No2013: 999.5 1000 No2014: 1.0k 1000 No2015: 1.0k 1000 No2016: 1.0k 1000 No2017: 1.0k 1000 No2018: 1.1k 1000 No2019: 1.1k 1000 No2020: 1.3k 1000 No2021: 779.5 1000 No2022: 781.9 1000 No2023: 791.7 1000 No2024: 743.3 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, total (15+), rural in Norway is 743.28 1000 No, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural in Norway peaked at 2,043 1000 No in 1995 and was at its lowest, 743.28 1000 No, in 2024.

Norway ranks 54th of 82 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 — Value in Norway, 1995 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
1995 2,043 1000 No
2005 1,351 1000 No -33.9%
2010 1,301 1000 No -3.7%
2011 1,330 1000 No +2.2%
2012 991.53 1000 No -25.5%
2013 999.45 1000 No +0.8%
2014 1,002 1000 No +0.3%
2015 1,015 1000 No +1.3%
2016 1,016 1000 No +0.1%
2017 1,018 1000 No +0.2%
2018 1,081 1000 No +6.2%
2019 1,096 1000 No +1.4%
2020 1,263 1000 No +15.2%
2021 779.49 1000 No -38.3%
2022 781.91 1000 No +0.3%
2023 791.72 1000 No +1.3%
2024 743.28 1000 No -6.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,043 1000 No 2,043 1000 No 2,043 1000 No 1
2000s 1,351 1000 No 1,351 1000 No 1,351 1000 No 1
2010s 1,085 1000 No 991.53 1000 No 1,330 1000 No 10
2020s 871.83 1000 No 743.28 1000 No 1,263 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 51 Switzerland 805.13 1000 No compare
  2. 52 Dominican Republic 780.37 1000 No compare
  3. 53 Bosnia and Herzegovina 769.63 1000 No compare
  4. 55 Belgium 728.18 1000 No compare
  5. 56 Bulgaria 726.35 1000 No compare
  6. 57 Finland 677.57 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 743.28 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 2,043 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 743.28 1000 No in 2024.
How does Norway rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by age, total (15+), rural?
Norway ranks 54th out of 82 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 25.8%. 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 — 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 — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
90 places, 1,601 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.