ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Norway
Norway: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 359.81 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Norway, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
Norway recorded 359.81 1000 No for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Norway peaked at 954.99 1000 No in 1995 and was at its lowest, 359.81 1000 No, in 2024.
That places Norway 41st out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 status of employment in Norway, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 954.99 1000 No | — |
| 2005 | 629.36 1000 No | -34.1% |
| 2010 | 604.76 1000 No | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 617.84 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 466.2 1000 No | -24.5% |
| 2013 | 466.84 1000 No | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 467 1000 No | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 482.68 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 486.32 1000 No | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 497.16 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 517.96 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 533.02 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 614.28 1000 No | +15.2% |
| 2021 | 382.31 1000 No | -37.8% |
| 2022 | 379.2 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 382.93 1000 No | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 359.81 1000 No | -6.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 359.81 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 358.06 1000 No, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Norway's 359.81 1000 No is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 368.24 1000 No, 98% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -37.8% | 614.28 1000 No | 382.31 1000 No |
| 2005 | -34.1% | 954.99 1000 No | 629.36 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 954.99 1000 No | 954.99 1000 No | 954.99 1000 No | 1 |
| 2000s | 629.36 1000 No | 629.36 1000 No | 629.36 1000 No | 1 |
| 2010s | 513.98 1000 No | 466.2 1000 No | 617.84 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 423.71 1000 No | 359.81 1000 No | 614.28 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.11 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 198.35 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -7.82 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -164.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1,394 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 5.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Norway?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Norway was 359.81 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 954.99 1000 No in 1995.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 359.81 1000 No in 2024.
- How does Norway rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- Norway ranks 41st out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. 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 status of employment, employees, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.