ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Norway
Norway: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 8.53 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Norway, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Norway is 8.53 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Norway peaked at 19.54 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.34 %, in 1995.
Norway ranks 45th of 76 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 — Labour force participation rate by in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7.34 % | — |
| 2005 | 9.63 % | +31.2% |
| 2010 | 14.2 % | +47.5% |
| 2011 | 16.13 % | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 15.43 % | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 16.57 % | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 19.54 % | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 14.08 % | -27.9% |
| 2016 | 12.86 % | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 12.96 % | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 15.42 % | +19.0% |
| 2019 | 11.69 % | -24.2% |
| 2020 | 8.39 % | -28.2% |
| 2021 | 9.89 % | +17.9% |
| 2022 | 10.78 % | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 8.66 % | -19.7% |
| 2024 | 8.53 % | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.34 % | 7.34 % | 7.34 % | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.63 % | 9.63 % | 9.63 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.89 % | 11.69 % | 19.54 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.25 % | 8.39 % | 10.78 % | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Norway?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Norway was 8.53 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 19.54 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.34 % in 1995.
- How does Norway rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Norway ranks 45th out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.3%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, 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.