Employed persons working: % of total employment … home in Norway
Norway: Employed persons working: % of total employment … home was 37.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Norway, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Norway recorded 37.3% for employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in 2025. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 492.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Norway peaked at 37.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1998.
Norway ranks 3rd of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Employed persons working: % of total employment … home in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 6.9% | — |
| 1996 | 3.7% | -46.4% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | -16.2% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | -18.4% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | +125.8% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 6.7% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 25.5% | +254.2% |
| 2022 | 33.5% | +31.4% |
| 2023 | 34.9% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 36.0% | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 37.3% | +3.6% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 37.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.9%, 3.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Norway's 37.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.4%, 3.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employed persons working: % of total employment … home in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +254.2% | 7.2% | 25.5% |
| 2006 | +125.8% | 3.1% | 7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 3.0% | 6.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 3.1% | 7.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 5.4% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 7.2% | 37.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 1 Netherlands 40.5% compare
- 1 Netherlands 40.5% compare
- 4 Iceland 33.1% compare
- 5 Denmark 32.6% compare
- 6 Switzerland 32.0% 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 employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Norway?
- Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of in Norway was 37.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons working from home by professional status - % of recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employed persons working from home by professional status - % of recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1998.
- How does Norway rank for employed persons working from home by professional status - % of?
- Norway ranks 3rd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons working from home by professional status - % of rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 492.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons working from home by professional status - % of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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