Labour force participation rate in Norway
Norway: Labour force participation rate was 65.5 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labour force participation rate in Norway, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup.
Analysis
In 2025, labour force participation rate in Norway stood at 65.5 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rate in Norway peaked at 73.78 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in 2008 and was at its lowest, 63.73 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup, in 2017.
Norway ranks 7th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.77 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 71.83 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 73.78 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.2 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 63.73 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 71.8 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.4 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 63.83 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 66.1 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 4 Switzerland 67.33 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup compare
- 5 Australia 66.92 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup compare
- 6 Ireland 66.12 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup compare
- 8 Canada 65.28 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup compare
- 9 Denmark 65.15 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup compare
- 10 Colombia 64.3 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup compare
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 labour force participation rate in Norway?
- Labour force participation rate in Norway was 65.5 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest labour force participation rate recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 73.78 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in 2008.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rate recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.73 Percentage of working age population in the same subgroup in 2017.
- How does Norway rank for labour force participation rate?
- Norway ranks 7th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rate rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 Labour force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the labour force participation rate is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the labour force participation rate by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The labour force participation rate is calculated as the number of the labour force population as a percentage of the working age population. The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.