Long working hours in the main job by professional status in Norway
Norway: Long working hours in the main job by professional status was 5 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Norway, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Norway stood at 5. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 61.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Norway peaked at 5 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.5, in 2020.
That places Norway 27th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Long working hours in the main job by professional status in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.6 | — |
| 2001 | 4.6 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.4 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 4.2 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 3.9 | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 4.1 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 4.4 | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 4 | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 3.7 | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 3.6 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 3.3 | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 3.2 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 3.3 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 3.3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.5 | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 3.1 | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 3.2 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 3 | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 2.9 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 2.6 | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 4.3 | +72.0% |
| 2022 | 4.9 | +14.0% |
| 2023 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.9 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | +2.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 5 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.1, 82% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Norway's 5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 6, 83% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long working hours in the main job by professional status 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +72.0% | 2.5 | 4.3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.15 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.14 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.42 | 2.5 | 5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 24 Luxembourg 5.9 compare
- 25 Malta 5.6 compare
- 26 Finland 5.2 compare
- 28 Germany 4.9 compare
- 28 Netherlands 4.9 compare
- 28 Netherlands 4.9 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 long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Norway?
- Long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Norway was 5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest long working hours in the main job by professional status and recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 2025.
- What is the lowest long working hours in the main job by professional status and recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 in 2020.
- How does Norway rank for long working hours in the main job by professional status and?
- Norway ranks 27th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long working hours in the main job by professional status and rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Long working hours in the main job by professional status and occupation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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