Manufacturing share of total employment in Norway
Norway: Manufacturing share of total employment was 7.05 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing share of total employment in Norway, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, manufacturing share of total employment in Norway stood at 7.05. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing share of total employment in Norway peaked at 13.01 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.05, in 2023.
Norway ranks 107th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Manufacturing share of total employment in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.01 | — |
| 2001 | 12.64 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 12.68 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 12.47 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 11.55 | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 11.6 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 11.7 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 11.52 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 10.34 | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 10.09 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 9.66 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 9.37 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 9.37 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.51 | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 9.12 | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 8.52 | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 7.98 | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 8.26 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 7.61 | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 7.67 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 7.63 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 7.11 | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 7.09 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 7.05 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.76 | 10.09 | 13.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.61 | 7.61 | 9.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.22 | 7.05 | 7.63 | 4 |
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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 manufacturing share of total employment in Norway?
- Manufacturing share of total employment in Norway was 7.05 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 13.01 in 2000.
- What is the lowest manufacturing share of total employment recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.05 in 2023.
- How does Norway rank for manufacturing share of total employment?
- Norway ranks 107th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manufacturing share of total employment rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Manufacturing share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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