Norway vs Upper middle income: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)
Norway
89.9%
in 2025
Upper middle income
75.6%
in 2025
Norway rank
23rd
Upper middle income rank
23rd
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) over time
- Norway
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Norway currently reports 89.9% against 75.6% in Upper middle income, a difference of 14.3%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Norway ranks 23rd and Upper middle income ranks 23rd of 187 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.3% | 75.0% | 3.4% | Norway |
| 2000s | 87.2% | 74.4% | 12.8% | Norway |
| 2010s | 90.5% | 74.3% | 16.2% | Norway |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 75.3% | 14.7% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%), Norway or Upper middle income?
- Norway, at 89.9% against 75.6% in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) between Norway and Upper middle income?
- 14.3%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Upper middle income?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Upper middle income rank globally for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Norway ranks 23rd and Upper middle income ranks 23rd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO 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 is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.