Average weekly hours usually worked per employee in Norway
Norway: Average weekly hours usually worked per employee was 37.73 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Average weekly hours usually worked per employee in Norway, 1995–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average weekly hours usually worked per employee in Norway is 37.73, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average weekly hours usually worked per employee in Norway peaked at 37.73 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 32.92, in 2004.
That places Norway 72nd out of 87 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Average weekly hours usually worked per employee in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 33.08 | — |
| 1996 | 34.79 | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 34.72 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 34.78 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 34.83 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 34.73 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 34.74 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 34.73 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 33.13 | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 32.92 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 33.3 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 33.4 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 33.29 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 33.25 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 33.19 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 33.33 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 33.28 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 33.39 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 33.51 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 33.59 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 33.58 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 33.72 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 33.76 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 33.63 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 33.6 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 33.63 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 33.85 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 34.2 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 34.16 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 34.31 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 37.73 | +10.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 37.73 is below the median for high income countries, which is 39, 97% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Norway's 37.73 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.11, 96% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.44 | 33.08 | 34.83 | 5 |
| 2000s | 33.67 | 32.92 | 34.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.54 | 33.28 | 33.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.65 | 33.63 | 37.73 | 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 weekly hours usually worked per employee in Norway?
- Average weekly hours usually worked per employee in Norway was 37.73 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest average weekly hours usually worked per employee recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 37.73 in 2025.
- What is the lowest average weekly hours usually worked per employee recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.92 in 2004.
- How does Norway rank for average weekly hours usually worked per employee?
- Norway ranks 72nd out of 87 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average weekly hours usually worked per employee rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Average weekly hours usually worked per employee. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The concept of hours usually worked relates to the typical value of hours actually worked in a job per a short reference period such as one week, over a long observation period of a month, quarter, season or year that comprises the short reference measurement period used. The typical value may be the modal value of the distribution of hours actually worked per short period over the long observation period, where meaningful. The short reference period for measuring hours usually worked should be the same as the reference period used to measure employment. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.