Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Norway
Norway: Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data was 449 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Norway, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Norway is 449 Thousand persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Norway peaked at 449 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 377 Thousand persons, in 2009.
Norway ranks 16th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Norway, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 377 Thousand persons | — |
| 2010 | 378 Thousand persons | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 383 Thousand persons | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 397 Thousand persons | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 399 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 383 Thousand persons | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 393 Thousand persons | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 384 Thousand persons | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 378 Thousand persons | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 379 Thousand persons | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 386 Thousand persons | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 384 Thousand persons | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 392 Thousand persons | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 414 Thousand persons | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 429 Thousand persons | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 434 Thousand persons | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 449 Thousand persons | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 377 Thousand persons | 377 Thousand persons | 377 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2010s | 386 Thousand persons | 378 Thousand persons | 399 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 417 Thousand persons | 384 Thousand persons | 449 Thousand persons | 6 |
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- 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 employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Norway?
- Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data in Norway was 449 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 449 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 377 Thousand persons in 2009.
- How does Norway rank for employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data?
- Norway ranks 16th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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 Employment and labour force by sex and age - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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