ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Norway
Norway: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 66.06 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Norway, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Norway stood at 66.06 %. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Norway peaked at 66.06 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.27 %, in 1995.
Norway ranks 5th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 45.27 % | — |
| 2005 | 53.53 % | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 50.94 % | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 51.46 % | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 52.25 % | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 51.93 % | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 51.13 % | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 50.31 % | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 49.43 % | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 47.8 % | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 52.12 % | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 46.37 % | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 50.58 % | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 59.16 % | +17.0% |
| 2022 | 64.01 % | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 63.41 % | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 66.06 % | +4.2% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 66.06 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 27.68 %, 2.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Norway's 66.06 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.09 %, 2.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.27 % | 45.27 % | 45.27 % | 1 |
| 2000s | 53.53 % | 53.53 % | 53.53 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 50.37 % | 46.37 % | 52.25 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.64 % | 50.58 % | 66.06 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 39.86 % compare
- 2 Iceland 71.03 % compare
- 2 Republic of Moldova 39.62 % compare
- 3 Cabo Verde 13.45 % compare
- 3 Switzerland 70.17 % compare
- 3 Viet Nam 39.6 % compare
- 4 Australia 67.48 % compare
- 4 Türkiye 26.08 % compare
- 6 Bangladesh 58.75 % compare
- 7 New Zealand 57.62 % compare
- 8 Denmark 57.3 % compare
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-to-population ratio by in Norway?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Norway was 66.06 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 66.06 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.27 % in 1995.
- How does Norway rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
- Norway ranks 5th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. 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-to-population ratio by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Female — 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.