Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Norway
Norway: Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data was 106 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
106 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
18th
of 43 countries
All-time high
111 Thousand persons
in 2021
All-time low
78 Thousand persons
in 2017
Years of data
17
2009–2025
Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Norway, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Norway recorded 106 Thousand persons for labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Norway peaked at 111 Thousand persons in 2021 and was at its lowest, 78 Thousand persons, in 2017.
Norway ranks 18th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Norway, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 85 Thousand persons | — |
| 2010 | 88 Thousand persons | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 94 Thousand persons | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 92 Thousand persons | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 86 Thousand persons | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 80 Thousand persons | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 87 Thousand persons | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 87 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 78 Thousand persons | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 82 Thousand persons | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 91 Thousand persons | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 108 Thousand persons | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 111 Thousand persons | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 105 Thousand persons | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 103 Thousand persons | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 103 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 106 Thousand persons | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85 Thousand persons | 85 Thousand persons | 85 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2010s | 86.5 Thousand persons | 78 Thousand persons | 94 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 106 Thousand persons | 103 Thousand persons | 111 Thousand persons | 6 |
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- 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 market slack by sex and age - annual data in Norway?
- Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data in Norway was 106 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour market slack by sex and age - annual data recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 111 Thousand persons in 2021.
- What is the lowest labour market slack by sex and age - annual data recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 78 Thousand persons in 2017.
- How does Norway rank for labour market slack by sex and age - annual data?
- Norway ranks 18th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour market slack by sex and age - annual data rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour market slack by sex and age - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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