Manufacturing employment: 13th ICLS (%) in Norway

Norway: Manufacturing employment: 13th ICLS (%) was 6.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
6.7%
Change on year
down 5.4%
World rank
125th
of 164 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: 132001: 12.62002: 12.72003: 12.52004: 11.62005: 11.62006: 11.72007: 11.52008: 10.32009: 10.12010: 9.72011: 9.42012: 9.42013: 8.52014: 9.12015: 8.52016: 82017: 8.32018: 7.62019: 7.72020: 7.62021: 7.12022: 7.12023: 72024: 6.7

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

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 125th of 164 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: 13th ICLS (%) in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%) in Norway, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value 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%

Norway compared with similar countries

  • Norway's 6.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.6%, 70% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Norway's 6.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.3%, 54% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

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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  6. 128 Montenegro 6.3% compare

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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 125th out of 164 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 (%)
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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