Informal employment rate in Norway
Norway: Informal employment rate was 3.15 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Informal employment rate in Norway, 2014–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for informal employment rate in Norway is 3.15, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 55.4% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment rate in Norway peaked at 5.22 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.63, in 2023.
Norway ranks 40th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Informal employment rate in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5.03 | — |
| 2015 | 5.22 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 4.41 | -15.7% |
| 2017 | 4.45 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 4.86 | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 4.76 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 4.01 | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 5.07 | +26.4% |
| 2022 | 4.72 | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 1.63 | -65.5% |
| 2024 | 2.03 | +24.2% |
| 2025 | 3.15 | +55.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.79 | 4.41 | 5.22 | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.43 | 1.63 | 5.07 | 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 informal employment rate in Norway?
- Informal employment rate in Norway was 3.15 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment rate recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 5.22 in 2015.
- What is the lowest informal employment rate recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.63 in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for informal employment rate?
- Norway ranks 40th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is informal employment rate rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Informal employment rate (current ILO definition - ICLS19). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. This harmonized series for informal employment is derived using the same set of criteria across countries to improve comparability. The criteria used are based on employment status, institutional sector, destination of production, bookkeeping, registration, social security contribution, places of work and size. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.