Gender pay gap: structure of earnings survey methodology … age in Norway
Norway: Gender pay gap: structure of earnings survey methodology … age was 1.7 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and NACE Rev. 2 activity in Norway, 2008–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and nace rev. 2 activity in Norway is 1.7, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 41.7% on the previous year and down 57.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and nace rev. 2 activity in Norway peaked at 7.4 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.8, in 2020.
Norway ranks 25th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender pay gap: structure of earnings survey methodology … age in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 7.4 | — |
| 2009 | 6.7 | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 6.5 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 4.9 | -18.3% |
| 2013 | 4.8 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 4 | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 2.4 | -40.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7 | -29.2% |
| 2017 | 1.8 | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 1.1 | -38.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9 | -18.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8 | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 1.1 | +37.5% |
| 2022 | 2.4 | +118.2% |
| 2023 | 1.2 | -50.0% |
| 2024 | 1.7 | +41.7% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 1.7 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.35, 51% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Norway's 1.7 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.7, 63% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender pay gap: structure of earnings survey methodology … age 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +118.2% | 1.1 | 2.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.05 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.41 | 0.9 | 6.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.44 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 24 Switzerland 2.2 compare
- 26 Netherlands 1.5 compare
- 26 Netherlands 1.5 compare
- 28 Spain 1.1 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 gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and nace rev. 2 activity in Norway?
- Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and nace rev. 2 activity in Norway was 1.7 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4 in 2008.
- What is the lowest gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 in 2020.
- How does Norway rank for gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and nace rev. 2 activity?
- Norway ranks 25th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and nace rev. 2 activity rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.5%. 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 Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and NACE Rev. 2 activity (B-S except O) - structure of earnings survey methodology. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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