Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Norway
Norway: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) was 78.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Norway, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Norway recorded 78.0% for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Norway peaked at 78.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.6%, in 1990.
That places Norway 17th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66.6% | — |
| 1991 | 67.3% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 67.9% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 68.6% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 69.7% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 70.5% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 71.8% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 73.0% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 75.0% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 75.5% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 75.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 76.3% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 76.4% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 76.9% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 77.0% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 77.6% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 78.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 77.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 77.3% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 77.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 77.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 77.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 77.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 77.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 77.5% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 76.9% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 77.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 77.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 77.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 77.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 77.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 78.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 78.0% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 78.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.4% | 66.6% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.9% | 75.5% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.4% | 76.9% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 77.6% | 78.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Norway?
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Norway was 78.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 78.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.6% in 1990.
- How does Norway rank for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- Norway ranks 17th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.