Average annual hours actually worked per worker β Hours worked in Norway
Norway: Average annual hours actually worked per worker β Hours worked was 1,386 Hours per year per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Average annual hours actually worked per worker β Hours worked in Norway, 1962β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours per year per person.
Analysis
Norway recorded 1,386 Hours per year per person for average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked in Norway peaked at 1,996 Hours per year per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1,386 Hours per year per person, in 2025.
That places Norway 34th out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,945 Hours per year per person | 1,849 Hours per year per person | 1,996 Hours per year per person | 8 |
| 1970s | 1,703 Hours per year per person | 1,569 Hours per year per person | 1,819 Hours per year per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,532 Hours per year per person | 1,501 Hours per year per person | 1,569 Hours per year per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,483 Hours per year per person | 1,465 Hours per year per person | 1,500 Hours per year per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,422 Hours per year per person | 1,397 Hours per year per person | 1,448 Hours per year per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,411 Hours per year per person | 1,399 Hours per year per person | 1,424 Hours per year per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,394 Hours per year per person | 1,386 Hours per year per person | 1,407 Hours per year per person | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Norway
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2413 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2229 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.7506 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 6,138 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 663.52 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 2,690 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 2,724 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 5,414 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked in Norway?
- Average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked in Norway was 1,386 Hours per year per person in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1,996 Hours per year per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,386 Hours per year per person in 2025.
- How does Norway rank for average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked?
- Norway ranks 34th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average annual hours actually worked per worker β hours worked rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Average annual hours actually worked per worker β Hours worked. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The concept used is the total number of hours worked over the year divided by the average number of people in employment. The data are intended for comparisons of trends over time; they are unsuitable for comparisons of the level of average annual hours of work for a given year, because of differences in their sources. Part-time workers are covered as well as full-time workers. Detailed notes and sources can be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates.