Informal employment, female in Norway

Norway: Informal employment, female was 23.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
23.1%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
26th
of 41 countries
All-time high
54.5%
in 2015
All-time low
23.0%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2014–2020

Informal employment, female in Norway, 2014–2020

02040602014201720202014: 50.2 % of total female agricultural employment2015: 54.5 % of total female agricultural employment2016: 28.3 % of total female agricultural employment2017: 26.1 % of total female agricultural employment2018: 24 % of total female agricultural employment2019: 23 % of total female agricultural employment2020: 23.1 % of total female agricultural employment

Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female agricultural employment.

Analysis

In 2020, informal employment, female in Norway stood at 23.1%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 54.0% over ten years.

Norway ranks 26th of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Informal employment, female in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Informal employment, female (% of total female agricultural employment) in Norway, 2014 to 2020.
Year % of total female agricultural employment Change
2014 50.2%
2015 54.5% +8.7%
2016 28.3% -48.1%
2017 26.1% -7.8%
2018 24.0% -8.1%
2019 23.0% -4.3%
2020 23.1% +0.4%

Norway compared with similar countries

  • Norway's 23.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 22.2%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Norway's 23.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 22.2%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 34.4% 23.0% 54.5% 6
2020s 23.1% 23.1% 23.1% 1

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 23 Slovenia 38.5% compare
  2. 24 Cyprus 35.5% compare
  3. 25 Lithuania 26.6% compare
  4. 27 Latvia 22.9% compare
  5. 28 Netherlands 22.2% compare
  6. 29 Croatia 21.6% compare

See the full ranking of 41 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is informal employment, female in Norway?
Informal employment, female in Norway was 23.1% in 2020, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest informal employment, female recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 54.5% in 2015.
What is the lowest informal employment, female recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2019.
How does Norway rank for informal employment, female?
Norway ranks 26th out of 41 countries with data for 2020.
Is informal employment, female rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Informal employment, female (% of total female agricultural employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Informal employment, female (% of total female agricultural employment)
Unit
% of total female agricultural employment
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
41 places, 361 data points, 2014–2025
Last refreshed

This indicator shows the share of workers at working age in informal employment in agricultural activities out of total employment in agricultural activities, expressed as a percentage. Informal employment comprises persons whose main or secondary jobs are informal. For own-account workers and employers, informality is determined by enterprise characteristics (unincorporated, market-based, and unregistered); for contributing family workers, it is determined by the absence of written contracts and lack of coverage under labor legislation; and for employees, it is determined by whether the employment relationship is not subject to national labor legislation, income taxation, or social protection. The data are based on the statistical standards adopted by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS).