Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly in Norway
Norway: Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly was 107 Index, 2021=100 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
107 Index, 2021=100
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
17th
of 42 countries
All-time high
107.3 Index, 2021=100
in 2025
All-time low
91.2 Index, 2021=100
in 2009
Years of data
18
2009–2026
Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly in Norway, 2009–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Index, 2021=100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly in Norway is 107 Index, 2021=100, measured in 2026.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly in Norway peaked at 107.3 Index, 2021=100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 91.2 Index, 2021=100, in 2009.
That places Norway 17th out of 42 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly in Norway, year by year
| Year | Index, 2021=100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 91.2 Index, 2021=100 | — |
| 2010 | 94.5 Index, 2021=100 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 99.4 Index, 2021=100 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 96.6 Index, 2021=100 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 98.9 Index, 2021=100 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 100.2 Index, 2021=100 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 96.9 Index, 2021=100 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 100.9 Index, 2021=100 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 99.7 Index, 2021=100 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 101.2 Index, 2021=100 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 101.1 Index, 2021=100 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 96.4 Index, 2021=100 | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 100.6 Index, 2021=100 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 104.8 Index, 2021=100 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 105.2 Index, 2021=100 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 105.3 Index, 2021=100 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 107.3 Index, 2021=100 | +1.9% |
| 2026 | 107 Index, 2021=100 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.2 Index, 2021=100 | 91.2 Index, 2021=100 | 91.2 Index, 2021=100 | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.94 Index, 2021=100 | 94.5 Index, 2021=100 | 101.2 Index, 2021=100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.8 Index, 2021=100 | 96.4 Index, 2021=100 | 107.3 Index, 2021=100 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 14 Croatia 107.4 Index, 2021=100 compare
- 14 Croatia 107.4 Index, 2021=100 compare
- 16 Bosnia and Herzegovina 107.2 Index, 2021=100 compare
- 18 Estonia 106.6 Index, 2021=100 compare
- 18 Estonia 106.6 Index, 2021=100 compare
- 20 Hungary 104.4 Index, 2021=100 compare
- 20 Sweden 104.4 Index, 2021=100 compare
More work & labour data for Norway
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2413 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2229 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.7506 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,138 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 663.52 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,690 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,724 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,414 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly in Norway?
- Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly in Norway was 107 Index, 2021=100 in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 107.3 Index, 2021=100 in 2025.
- What is the lowest actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.2 Index, 2021=100 in 2009.
- How does Norway rank for actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly?
- Norway ranks 17th out of 42 countries with data for 2026.
- Is actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Actual hours worked in the main job - index (2021 = 100) - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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