ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Norway
Norway: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 56.95 % 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
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Norway stood at 56.95 %. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Norway peaked at 68.22 % in 2005 and was at its lowest, 56.95 %, in 2024.
Norway ranks 26th of 79 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 | 64.54 % | — |
| 2005 | 68.22 % | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 67.02 % | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 67.39 % | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 67.43 % | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 67.16 % | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 66.93 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 66.51 % | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 66.19 % | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 64.69 % | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 66.25 % | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 62.44 % | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 60.99 % | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 57.67 % | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 59.6 % | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 57.23 % | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 56.95 % | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.54 % | 64.54 % | 64.54 % | 1 |
| 2000s | 68.22 % | 68.22 % | 68.22 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 66.2 % | 62.44 % | 67.43 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.49 % | 56.95 % | 60.99 % | 5 |
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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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 6.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 4.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 418,186 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4207 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 39,799 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6509 current US$ 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 56.95 % 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 68.22 % in 2005.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.95 % in 2024.
- How does Norway rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Norway ranks 26th out of 79 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 14.9%. 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, total (15+), 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.