Ireland vs Norway: Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels

Ireland
2,810 Persons
in 2025
Norway
2,923 Persons
in 2025
Ireland rank
36th
Norway rank
34th

Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels over time

  • Ireland
  • Norway
1.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k196119932025

How they compare

Norway currently reports 2,923 Persons against 2,810 Persons in Ireland, a difference of 113 Persons.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 36th and Norway ranks 34th of 43 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Norway Difference Ahead
1970s 961.63 Persons 1,802 Persons 840.03 Persons Norway
1980s 1,019 Persons 2,029 Persons 1,010 Persons Norway
1990s 1,258 Persons 2,100 Persons 842.08 Persons Norway
2000s 1,928 Persons 2,340 Persons 412.47 Persons Norway
2010s 2,054 Persons 2,617 Persons 562.96 Persons Norway
2020s 2,589 Persons 2,847 Persons 257.71 Persons Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels, Ireland or Norway?
Norway, at 2,923 Persons against 2,810 Persons in Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels between Ireland and Norway?
113 Persons, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Norway?
47 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
How do Ireland and Norway rank globally for employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels?
Ireland ranks 36th and Norway ranks 34th of 43 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels — Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ireland vs Norway: Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/employment-and-unemployment-by-five-year-age-group-and-sex-levels-population/ireland/norway/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/compare/employment-and-unemployment-by-five-year-age-group-and-sex-levels-population/ireland/norway/">Ireland vs Norway: Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Employment and unemployment by five-year age group and sex - levels — Population
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
58 places, 2,219 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains labour force data on labour market status - population, labour force, unemployment and employment - by sex and by detailed age groups and standard age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total). Information for all countries and all LFS subjects may be found in the attached file LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates.