Annual working hours per worker in Norway
Norway: Annual working hours per worker was 1,412 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per worker in Norway, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual working hours per worker in Norway is 1,412 hours per worker, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Norway peaked at 2,115 hours per worker in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1,401 hours per worker, in 2003.
That places Norway 127th out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,068 hours per worker | 2,021 hours per worker | 2,115 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,957 hours per worker | 1,849 hours per worker | 2,011 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,703 hours per worker | 1,570 hours per worker | 1,819 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,532 hours per worker | 1,500 hours per worker | 1,569 hours per worker | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,483 hours per worker | 1,465 hours per worker | 1,500 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,427 hours per worker | 1,401 hours per worker | 1,448 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,425 hours per worker | 1,419 hours per worker | 1,435 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,417 hours per worker | 1,410 hours per worker | 1,426 hours per worker | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Norway?
- Annual working hours per worker in Norway was 1,412 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 2,115 hours per worker in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,401 hours per worker in 2003.
- How does Norway rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Norway ranks 127th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.