ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Norway
Norway: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 4.9 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Norway, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Norway stood at 4.9 %. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Norway peaked at 9.5 % in 1995 and was at its lowest, 4.9 %, in 2024.
That places Norway 71st out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9.5 % | — |
| 2005 | 8.7 % | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 8.4 % | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 8.4 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.3 % | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 8.6 % | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 8.7 % | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.2 % | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 7.8 % | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 7.5 % | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 7.2 % | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 7 % | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 6.5 % | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 6.5 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.4 % | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 5.1 % | -20.3% |
| 2024 | 4.9 % | -3.9% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 4.9 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 16 %, 31% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Norway's 4.9 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.9 %, 31% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5 % | 9.5 % | 9.5 % | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.7 % | 8.7 % | 8.7 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 8.01 % | 7 % | 8.7 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.88 % | 4.9 % | 6.5 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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 — share of employment by status of in Norway?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Norway was 4.9 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5 % in 1995.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9 % in 2024.
- How does Norway rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
- Norway ranks 71st out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.7%. 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.