Ireland vs Norway: Full-time and part-time employment

Ireland
2,080 Persons
in 2025
Norway
2,191 Persons
in 2025
Ireland rank
33rd
Norway rank
31st

Full-time and part-time employment over time

  • Ireland
  • Norway
5001.0k1.5k2.0k197219982025

How they compare

Norway currently reports 2,191 Persons against 2,080 Persons in Ireland, a difference of 111 Persons.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 33rd and Norway ranks 31st of 40 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Norway Difference Ahead
1980s 1,014 Persons 1,332 Persons 318 Persons Norway
1990s 1,126 Persons 1,532 Persons 406.32 Persons Norway
2000s 1,451 Persons 1,715 Persons 264.1 Persons Norway
2010s 1,523 Persons 1,929 Persons 405.98 Persons Norway
2020s 1,912 Persons 2,113 Persons 200.51 Persons Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher full-time and part-time employment, Ireland or Norway?
Norway, at 2,191 Persons against 2,080 Persons in Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in full-time and part-time employment between Ireland and Norway?
111 Persons, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Norway?
43 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
How do Ireland and Norway rank globally for full-time and part-time employment?
Ireland ranks 33rd and Norway ranks 31st of 40 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Full-time and part-time employment. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Full-time and part-time employment
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
53 places, 1,842 data points, 1966–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains data on full-time and part-time employment according to: a common definition of 30-usual weekly hours of work in the main job national definitions Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - sex and standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55+, total) 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. For detailed information on labour force surveys for all countries please see LFS_NOTES_SOURCES.