ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Norway

Norway: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 72.91 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
72.91 %
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
21st
of 79 countries
All-time high
74.2 %
in 2022
All-time low
61.29 %
in 1995
Years of data
17
1995–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Norway, 1995–2024

0204060801995200920241995: 61.3 %2005: 64.5 %2010: 67.7 %2011: 67.7 %2012: 68.5 %2013: 67.4 %2014: 72.2 %2015: 70.4 %2016: 73 %2017: 69.9 %2018: 71.7 %2019: 71 %2020: 70.7 %2021: 73.1 %2022: 74.2 %2023: 74 %2024: 72.9 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Norway recorded 72.91 % for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in 2024.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Norway peaked at 74.2 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 61.29 %, in 1995.

That places Norway 21st out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Value in Norway, 1995 to 2024.
Year % Change
1995 61.29 %
2005 64.55 % +5.3%
2010 67.69 % +4.9%
2011 67.68 % -0.0%
2012 68.51 % +1.2%
2013 67.41 % -1.6%
2014 72.23 % +7.2%
2015 70.4 % -2.5%
2016 73.05 % +3.8%
2017 69.89 % -4.3%
2018 71.71 % +2.6%
2019 70.99 % -1.0%
2020 70.72 % -0.4%
2021 73.14 % +3.4%
2022 74.2 % +1.4%
2023 73.97 % -0.3%
2024 72.91 % -1.4%

Norway compared with similar countries

  • Norway's 72.91 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 64.44 %, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Norway's 72.91 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64.25 %, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 61.29 % 61.29 % 61.29 % 1
2000s 64.55 % 64.55 % 64.55 % 1
2010s 69.96 % 67.41 % 73.05 % 10
2020s 72.99 % 70.72 % 74.2 % 5

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 18 Denmark 74.61 % compare
  2. 19 Mongolia 73.71 % compare
  3. 20 Estonia 73.05 % compare
  4. 22 Philippines 72.78 % compare
  5. 23 Finland 72.72 % compare
  6. 24 Thailand 72.32 % compare

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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 72.91 % 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 74.2 % in 2022.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 61.29 % in 1995.
How does Norway rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Norway ranks 21st 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 0.9%. 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, 55 to 64, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 55 to 64, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,535 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.