New Zealand vs Norway: Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Labour force

New Zealand
1.20 million Persons
in 2016
Norway
1.48 million Persons
in 2016
New Zealand rank
14th
Norway rank
11th

Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Labour force over time

  • New Zealand
  • Norway
0500.0k1.0M1.5M199620062016

How they compare

Norway currently reports 1.48 million Persons against 1.20 million Persons in New Zealand, a difference of 279,900 Persons.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 14th and Norway ranks 11th of 18 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Norway Difference Ahead
1990s 901,275 Persons 1.24 million Persons 333,725 Persons Norway
2000s 1.02 million Persons 1.31 million Persons 288,930 Persons Norway
2010s 1.12 million Persons 1.45 million Persons 326,457 Persons Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — labour force, New Zealand or Norway?
Norway, at 1.48 million Persons against 1.20 million Persons in New Zealand as of 2016.
What is the difference in labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — labour force between New Zealand and Norway?
279,900 Persons, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
21 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2016.
How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — labour force?
New Zealand ranks 14th and Norway ranks 11th of 18 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Labour force. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Labour force
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
20 places, 346 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed

This dataset provides labour market indicators aggregated at national level and broken down by urban-rural territorial typology. Data source and definition The indicators include labour indicators at place of residence by type of territory. Data is based on a labor force survey using ILO methodology and collected from Eurostat (reg_lmk) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Territorial typology The OECD classifies TL3 regions as predominantly urban, intermediate or predominantly rural; rural regions can be further split into “close to city” and “remote” (see methodology (pdf)). This typology supports analysis of socio-economic differences across regions. See also the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx) and the OECD Territorial grid (pdf). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.