New Zealand vs Norway: Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment

New Zealand
2,890 Persons
in 2024
Norway
2,943 Persons
in 2025
New Zealand rank
28th
Norway rank
27th

Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment over time

  • New Zealand
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 2,943 Persons against 2,890 Persons in New Zealand, a difference of 53 Persons.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Norway ahead.

New Zealand ranks 28th and Norway ranks 27th of 36 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Norway Difference Ahead
1980s 1,579 Persons 2,098 Persons 519.92 Persons Norway
1990s 1,646 Persons 2,111 Persons 465.55 Persons Norway
2000s 2,032 Persons 2,345 Persons 313.33 Persons Norway
2010s 2,398 Persons 2,625 Persons 227.26 Persons Norway
2020s 2,827 Persons 2,836 Persons 8.84 Persons Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual population and employment, national concept — total employment, New Zealand or Norway?
Norway, at 2,943 Persons against 2,890 Persons in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual population and employment, national concept — total employment between New Zealand and Norway?
53 Persons, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for annual population and employment, national concept — total employment?
New Zealand ranks 28th and Norway ranks 27th of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual population and employment, national concept — Total employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,714 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed

This table presents population and employment data according to the national concept. The national concept is defined by the residence of the person: employees are residents employed by either resident or non-resident producer units; and the self-employed are resident self-employed people in either resident or non-resident producer units. Users should note that population data corresponds to mid-year estimates (or the average of the reference year). These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org