Norway vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income: Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13)
Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) over time
- Norway
- Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income
How they compare
Norway currently reports 65.5 against 56.03 in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income, a difference of 9.47.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Norway ranks 72nd and Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 70th of 210 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.03 | 56.22 | 16.81 | Norway |
| 2010s | 70.5 | 54.3 | 16.2 | Norway |
| 2020s | 65.4 | 54.21 | 11.19 | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour force participation rate (previous ilo definition - icls13), Norway or Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income?
- Norway, at 65.5 against 56.03 in Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in labour force participation rate (previous ilo definition - icls13) between Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income?
- 9.47, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income rank globally for labour force participation rate (previous ilo definition - icls13)?
- Norway ranks 72nd and Sub-Saharan Africa: Upper-middle income ranks 70th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The labour force participation rate is the labour force as a percent of the working-age population. The labour force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.