Lower middle income vs Norway: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)
Lower middle income
49.7%
in 2024
Norway
67.0%
in 2025
Lower middle income rank
11th
Norway rank
12th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) over time
- Lower middle income
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 67.0% against 49.7% in Lower middle income, a difference of 17.3%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 11th and Norway ranks 12th of 22 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 73.9% | 64.9% | 9.0% | Lower middle income |
| 1990s | 61.4% | 58.7% | 2.7% | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 62.6% | 64.4% | 1.8% | Norway |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 55.7% | 6.5% | Norway |
| 2020s | 47.2% | 61.8% | 14.6% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%), Lower middle income or Norway?
- Norway, at 67.0% against 49.7% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) between Lower middle income and Norway?
- 17.3%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Norway?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Lower middle income and Norway rank globally for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Lower middle income ranks 11th and Norway ranks 12th of 22 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.