Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Norway
Norway: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Norway, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Norway is 0.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 24.9% on the previous year and down 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Norway peaked at 2.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2025.
Norway ranks 177th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.2% | — |
| 1992 | 2.0% | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 1.4% | -25.4% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | +19.4% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | -17.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9% | -33.7% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | +36.0% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -53.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +38.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -27.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -40.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +75.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -35.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -34.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -25.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +35.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +27.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -31.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +25.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -18.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +41.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -19.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -17.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | -24.9% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 27% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 12% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 174 Malta 0.1% compare
- 175 Israel 0.1% compare
- 176 United States of America 0.1% compare
- 178 United States Virgin Islands 0.1% compare
- 179 Portugal 0.1% compare
- 180 Channel Islands 0.1% 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 contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Norway?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Norway was 0.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2025.
- How does Norway rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Norway ranks 177th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.