Gender wage gap in Norway
Norway: Gender wage gap was 2.24 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2025. βΌ Falling
Gender wage gap in Norway, 1997β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of wages of men in the same decile.
Analysis
Norway recorded 2.24 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile for gender wage gap in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage gap in Norway peaked at 7.54 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.24 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile, in 2025.
Norway ranks 34th of 38 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.76 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 6.4 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 7.22 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.04 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 3.91 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 7.54 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.77 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 2.31 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 5.41 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.04 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 2.24 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 3.82 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 31 France 4.23 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 32 Czechia 3.39 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 33 Italy 2.66 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 35 Portugal 1.81 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 36 Australia 1.73 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
- 37 New Zealand 1.54 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile compare
More work & labour data for Norway
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2413 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2229 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.7506 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 6,138 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 663.52 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 2,690 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 2,724 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 5,414 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender wage gap in Norway?
- Gender wage gap in Norway was 2.24 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest gender wage gap recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 7.54 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2000.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.24 Percentage of wages of men in the same decile in 2025.
- How does Norway rank for gender wage gap?
- Norway ranks 34th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gender wage gap rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Gender wage gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains gender wage gaps defined as: 1) the unadjusted difference between median wages of men and women relative to the median wages of men, 2) the unadjusted difference between mean wages of men and women relative to the mean wages of men, 3) at the 1st decile and 4) at the 9th decile.