ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Norway
Norway: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 12.99 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
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
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Norway stood at 12.99 %.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Norway peaked at 21.83 % in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.53 %, in 1995.
That places Norway 49th out of 78 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 — Labour force participation rate by in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10.53 % | — |
| 2005 | 11.71 % | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 17.18 % | +46.7% |
| 2011 | 19.5 % | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 18.48 % | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 17.5 % | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 21.83 % | +24.7% |
| 2015 | 20.26 % | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 18.94 % | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 17.18 % | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 19.7 % | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 14.36 % | -27.1% |
| 2020 | 11.97 % | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 15.69 % | +31.1% |
| 2022 | 13.77 % | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 12.25 % | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 12.99 % | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.53 % | 10.53 % | 10.53 % | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.71 % | 11.71 % | 11.71 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 18.49 % | 14.36 % | 21.83 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.33 % | 11.97 % | 15.69 % | 5 |
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- 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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -2.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1955 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 18,489 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 7.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3368 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 31,859 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.5 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
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 12.99 % 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 21.83 % in 2014.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.53 % in 1995.
- How does Norway rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Norway ranks 49th out of 78 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 40.5%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 65+, rural areas — 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.