Norway vs United States: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)
Norway
96.6%
in 2025
United States
96.2%
in 2025
Norway rank
5th
United States rank
6th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) over time
- Norway
- United States
How they compare
Norway currently reports 96.6% against 96.2% in United States, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United States ahead.
Norway ranks 5th and United States ranks 6th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and United States in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.7% | 95.2% | 0.5% | United States |
| 2000s | 95.9% | 95.7% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 96.0% | 0.3% | Norway |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 96.2% | 0.5% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment), Norway or United States?
- Norway, at 96.6% against 96.2% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) between Norway and United States?
- 0.4%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and United States?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Norway and United States rank globally for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Norway ranks 5th and United States ranks 6th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (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
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.