Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Norway
Norway: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 60.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, female in Norway, 1995–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
Norway recorded 60.0% for part time employment, female in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Norway peaked at 69.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 1997.
That places Norway 6th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 54.5% | — |
| 1996 | 52.8% | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 51.3% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 64.1% | +24.8% |
| 1999 | 64.3% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 69.7% | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 68.2% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 66.0% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 66.6% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 64.7% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 58.8% | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 59.8% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 60.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 59.4% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 60.9% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 58.5% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 59.4% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 59.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 57.6% | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 57.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 56.2% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 57.2% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 57.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 57.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 57.3% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 58.3% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 58.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 59.5% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 60.0% | +0.9% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 60.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.6%, 1.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Norway's 60.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.8%, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.4% | 51.3% | 64.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 63.4% | 58.8% | 69.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.1% | 56.2% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.7% | 57.3% | 60.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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 part time employment, female in Norway?
- Part time employment, female in Norway was 60.0% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 69.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 1997.
- How does Norway rank for part time employment, female?
- Norway ranks 6th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.