Employed persons working: % of total employment … Saturdays in Norway
Norway: Employed persons working: % of total employment … Saturdays was 31.2 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employed persons working on Saturdays by professional status - % of in Norway, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of in Norway is 31.2, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of in Norway peaked at 31.2 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17, in 1995.
Norway ranks 9th of 46 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Employed persons working: % of total employment … Saturdays in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 17 | — |
| 1996 | 19.6 | +15.3% |
| 1997 | 19.4 | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 19.6 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 20.1 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 18.3 | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 19.6 | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 19.5 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 20.6 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 20.8 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 20.7 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 19.4 | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 20 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 20.4 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 19.9 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 19.4 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 19.6 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 20.4 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 18.7 | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 20.1 | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 19.4 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 20.4 | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 19.9 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 21 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 19.7 | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 30.6 | +55.3% |
| 2025 | 31.2 | +2.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 31.2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18, 1.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Norway's 31.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 18, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employed persons working: % of total employment … Saturdays 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +55.3% | 19.7 | 30.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.14 | 17 | 20.1 | 5 |
| 2000s | 19.92 | 18.3 | 20.8 | 9 |
| 2010s | 19.88 | 18.7 | 21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.17 | 19.7 | 31.2 | 3 |
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 employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of in Norway?
- Employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of in Norway was 31.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 in 1995.
- How does Norway rank for employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of?
- Norway ranks 9th out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons working on saturdays by professional status - % of rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.2%. 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 working on Saturdays by professional status - % of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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