Long usual weekly working hours β Employment in Norway
Norway: Long usual weekly working hours β Employment was 142.9 Persons in 2025. βΌ Falling
Long usual weekly working hours β Employment in Norway, 2000β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Norway recorded 142.9 Persons for long usual weekly working hours β employment in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long usual weekly working hours β employment in Norway peaked at 359 Persons in 2000 and was at its lowest, 65.82 Persons, in 2020.
That places Norway 30th out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 168.45 Persons | 112 Persons | 359 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 112.74 Persons | 70.71 Persons | 123.63 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 124.44 Persons | 65.82 Persons | 142.9 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More work & labour data for Norway
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.2322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2413 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2229 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population, annual growth rate -1.14 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.7506 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 6,138 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 663.52 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 2,690 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 2,724 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 5,414 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long usual weekly working hours β employment in Norway?
- Long usual weekly working hours β employment in Norway was 142.9 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest long usual weekly working hours β employment recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 359 Persons in 2000.
- What is the lowest long usual weekly working hours β employment recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.82 Persons in 2020.
- How does Norway rank for long usual weekly working hours β employment?
- Norway ranks 30th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long usual weekly working hours β employment rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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 Long usual weekly working hours β Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on employment by long hour bands (50 and over, 60 and over) for usual weekly hours worked in the main job. Actual hours of work instead of usual hours of work are only available in some countries (Japan and Korea). Data are broken down by professional status - employees, total employment - by sex and age groups. Detailed notes and sources can be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates.