Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Norway
Norway: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment was 6.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Norway, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Norway stood at 6.7%. 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 jobs as a share of total employment in Norway peaked at 13.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2024.
Norway ranks 113th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Norway, year by year
| 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% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 6.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.5%, 70% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Norway's 6.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.2%, 55% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 110 Kazakhstan 6.8% compare
- 111 Moldova 6.8% compare
- 112 Trinidad and Tobago 6.8% compare
- 114 Mali 6.5% compare
- 115 Afghanistan 6.4% compare
- 116 Montenegro 6.3% 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 manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Norway?
- Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Norway was 6.7% in 2024, according to United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2024.
- How does Norway rank for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment?
- Norway ranks 113th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment 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 Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%).