Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national in Norway
Norway: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national was 68.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Norway, 1960–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Norway is 68.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Norway peaked at 68.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 40.3%, in 1970.
That places Norway 5th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 44.8% | — |
| 1970 | 40.3% | -10.0% |
| 1980 | 55.1% | +36.9% |
| 1981 | 53.6% | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 53.1% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 55.9% | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 53.3% | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 56.4% | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 61.5% | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 63.3% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 63.8% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 59.8% | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 56.9% | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 55.6% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 54.1% | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 52.7% | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 53.0% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 55.4% | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 60.5% | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 61.5% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 64.6% | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 63.0% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 63.8% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 64.7% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 66.0% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 63.2% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 64.4% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 60.1% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 57.9% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 60.1% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 62.2% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 58.8% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 56.9% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 56.6% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 57.8% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 58.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 55.7% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 56.6% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 55.2% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 54.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 55.7% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 55.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 63.2% | +13.7% |
| 2022 | 64.7% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 66.5% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 66.6% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 68.6% | +3.1% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 68.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.2%, 1.9× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Norway's 68.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.2%, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +36.9% | 40.3% | 55.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.8% | 44.8% | 44.8% | 1 |
| 1970s | 40.3% | 40.3% | 40.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 57.6% | 53.1% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.7% | 52.7% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.1% | 57.9% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.1% | 54.0% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 55.5% | 68.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More work & labour data for Norway
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2413 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Norway?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Norway was 68.6% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 68.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.3% in 1970.
- How does Norway rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Norway ranks 5th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.