Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) in Norway

Norway: Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) was 2,514 Thousand persons in 2008. ▲ Rising

Latest (2008)
2,514 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
23rd
of 40 countries
All-time high
2,514 Thousand persons
in 2008
All-time low
2,043 Thousand persons
in 1995
Years of data
14
1995–2008

Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) in Norway, 1995–2008

01.0k2.0k3.0k1995200120081995: 2.0k Thousand persons1996: 2.1k Thousand persons1997: 2.2k Thousand persons1998: 2.2k Thousand persons1999: 2.3k Thousand persons2000: 2.3k Thousand persons2001: 2.3k Thousand persons2002: 2.3k Thousand persons2003: 2.3k Thousand persons2004: 2.3k Thousand persons2005: 2.3k Thousand persons2006: 2.4k Thousand persons2007: 2.4k Thousand persons2008: 2.5k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

In 2008, employed persons by economic activity (nace rev. 1.1) in Norway stood at 2,514 Thousand persons. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employed persons by economic activity (nace rev. 1.1) in Norway peaked at 2,514 Thousand persons in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2,043 Thousand persons, in 1995.

Norway ranks 23rd of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) (1992-2008) in Norway, 1995 to 2008.
Year Thousand persons Change
1995 2,043 Thousand persons
1996 2,112 Thousand persons +3.4%
1997 2,171 Thousand persons +2.8%
1998 2,237 Thousand persons +3.0%
1999 2,253 Thousand persons +0.7%
2000 2,271 Thousand persons +0.8%
2001 2,276 Thousand persons +0.2%
2002 2,293 Thousand persons +0.8%
2003 2,265 Thousand persons -1.2%
2004 2,273 Thousand persons +0.4%
2005 2,283 Thousand persons +0.4%
2006 2,353 Thousand persons +3.1%
2007 2,434 Thousand persons +3.5%
2008 2,514 Thousand persons +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,163 Thousand persons 2,043 Thousand persons 2,253 Thousand persons 5
2000s 2,329 Thousand persons 2,265 Thousand persons 2,514 Thousand persons 9

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 20 Bulgaria 3,354 Thousand persons compare
  2. 21 Denmark 2,806 Thousand persons compare
  3. 22 Finland 2,531 Thousand persons compare
  4. 24 Slovakia 2,433 Thousand persons compare
  5. 24 Slovakia 2,433 Thousand persons compare
  6. 26 Ireland 2,191 Thousand persons compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

More work & labour data for Norway

All data for Norway →

Frequently asked questions

What is employed persons by economic activity (nace rev. 1.1) in Norway?
Employed persons by economic activity (nace rev. 1.1) in Norway was 2,514 Thousand persons in 2008, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employed persons by economic activity (nace rev. 1.1) recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 2,514 Thousand persons in 2008.
What is the lowest employed persons by economic activity (nace rev. 1.1) recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 2,043 Thousand persons in 1995.
How does Norway rank for employed persons by economic activity (nace rev. 1.1)?
Norway ranks 23rd out of 40 countries with data for 2008.
Is employed persons by economic activity (nace rev. 1.1) rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) (1992-2008). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) in Norway. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/employed-persons-by-economic-activity-nace-rev-1-1-1992-2008/norway/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/employed-persons-by-economic-activity-nace-rev-1-1-1992-2008/norway/">Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) in Norway</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Employed persons by economic activity (NACE Rev. 1.1) (1992-2008)
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 552 data points, 1992–2008
Last refreshed