Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Norway
Norway: Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued was 658.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Norway, 2012–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Norway stood at 658.4. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Norway peaked at 658.4 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 421.5, in 2012.
Norway ranks 11th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 421.5 | — |
| 2016 | 457.7 | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 526 | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 540 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 550.6 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 592.4 | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 624.1 | +5.4% |
| 2025 | 658.4 | +5.5% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 658.4 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 45.65, 14.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Norway's 658.4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 44.84, 14.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 439.6 | 421.5 | 457.7 | 2 |
| 2020s | 581.92 | 526 | 658.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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 average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Norway?
- Average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued in Norway was 658.4 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 658.4 in 2025.
- What is the lowest average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 421.5 in 2012.
- How does Norway rank for average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued?
- Norway ranks 11th out of 50 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average hourly labour cost per employee - discontinued rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Average hourly labour cost per employee - Discontinued. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data on labour cost is presented, whenever possible, in nominal terms and on the basis of the mean hourly labour cost per employee. Labour cost is the cost incurred by the employer in the employment of labour in a specified reference period. It comprises remuneration for work performed, payments in respect of time paid for but not worked, bonuses and gratuities, the cost of food, drink and other payments in kind, cost of workers' housing borne by employers, employers' social security expenditures, cost to the employer for vocational training, welfare services and miscellaneous items, such as transport of workers, work clothes and recruitment, together with taxes regarded as labour cost. For more information, refer to the Prices, Costs, and Currency Conversions (PRICES) database description.