Employers, female (% of female employment) in Norway
Norway: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 0.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Norway, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, female (% of female employment) in Norway stood at 0.4%.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Norway peaked at 0.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1991.
Norway ranks 178th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.1% | — |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +16.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +20.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | +22.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +11.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +21.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +22.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +24.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -17.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +17.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +39.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +3.4% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | +2.2% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 19% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.0%, 19% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Norway?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Norway was 0.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1991.
- How does Norway rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Norway ranks 178th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).