Female labor force participation rates slopes in Norway
Norway: Female labor force participation rates slopes was 61.7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rates slopes in Norway, 1960–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Norway recorded 61.7 for female labor force participation rates slopes in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rates slopes in Norway peaked at 70.6 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 23.82, in 1960.
That places Norway 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rates slopes in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.82 | — |
| 1970 | 27.69 | +16.2% |
| 1980 | 55.22 | +99.4% |
| 1981 | 56.37 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 56.45 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 57.63 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 58.14 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 59.55 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 62.31 | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 63.84 | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 63.74 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 62.41 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 62.38 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 62.33 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 62.23 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 62.25 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 62.69 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 64.54 | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 66.11 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 67.75 | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 69.17 | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 69.24 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 69.21 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 69.5 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 70.47 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 69.11 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 69.09 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 68.52 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 68.26 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 69.39 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 70.6 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 69.72 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 68.66 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 68.63 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 68.44 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 68.36 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 68.18 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 68.16 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 67.66 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 67.05 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 67.14 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 64.52 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 61.98 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 60.71 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 62.16 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 62.13 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 62.28 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 61.7 | -0.9% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 61.7 is above the median for high income countries, which is 57.22, 1.1× the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Norway's 61.7 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.9, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female labor force participation rates slopes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +99.4% | 27.69 | 55.22 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.82 | 23.82 | 23.82 | 1 |
| 1970s | 27.69 | 27.69 | 27.69 | 1 |
| 1980s | 59.57 | 55.22 | 63.84 | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.87 | 62.23 | 69.24 | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.39 | 68.26 | 70.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.68 | 64.52 | 68.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.83 | 60.71 | 62.28 | 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 female labor force participation rates slopes in Norway?
- Female labor force participation rates slopes in Norway was 61.7 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rates slopes recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 70.6 in 2008.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rates slopes recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.82 in 1960.
- How does Norway rank for female labor force participation rates slopes?
- Norway ranks 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rates slopes rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rates slopes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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