Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Norway

Norway: Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th was 6.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
6.7%
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
124th
of 163 countries
All-time high
13.0%
in 2000
All-time low
6.7%
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Norway, 2000–2024

0510152000201220242000: 13 %2001: 12.6 %2002: 12.7 %2003: 12.5 %2004: 11.6 %2005: 11.6 %2006: 11.7 %2007: 11.5 %2008: 10.3 %2009: 10.1 %2010: 9.7 %2011: 9.4 %2012: 9.4 %2013: 8.5 %2014: 9.1 %2015: 8.5 %2016: 8 %2017: 8.3 %2018: 7.6 %2019: 7.7 %2020: 7.6 %2021: 7.1 %2022: 7.1 %2023: 7 %2024: 6.7 %

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Norway is 6.7%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Norway peaked at 13.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2024.

Norway ranks 124th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%) in Norway, 2000 to 2024.
Year % Change
2000 13.0%
2001 12.6% -2.8%
2002 12.7% +0.3%
2003 12.5% -1.7%
2004 11.6% -7.4%
2005 11.6% +0.4%
2006 11.7% +0.9%
2007 11.5% -1.5%
2008 10.3% -10.2%
2009 10.1% -2.4%
2010 9.7% -4.3%
2011 9.4% -3.0%
2012 9.4% +0.0%
2013 8.5% -9.2%
2014 9.1% +7.2%
2015 8.5% -6.6%
2016 8.0% -6.3%
2017 8.3% +3.5%
2018 7.6% -7.9%
2019 7.7% +0.8%
2020 7.6% -0.5%
2021 7.1% -6.8%
2022 7.1% -0.3%
2023 7.0% -0.6%
2024 6.7% -5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.8% 10.1% 13.0% 10
2010s 8.6% 7.6% 9.7% 10
2020s 7.1% 6.7% 7.6% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Norway?
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th in Norway was 6.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2000.
What is the lowest manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2024.
How does Norway rank for manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th?
Norway ranks 124th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
Is manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
202 places, 3,876 data points, 2000–2025
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