Part time employment, female in Norway
Norway: Part time employment, female was 33.8% 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 33.8% for part time employment, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Norway peaked at 48.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 33.8%, in 2024.
That places Norway 46th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Part time employment, female in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 48.0% | — |
| 1996 | 45.8% | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 46.6% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 45.3% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 44.5% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 43.2% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 42.7% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 43.5% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 45.3% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 45.8% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 44.2% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 43.7% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 44.2% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 43.0% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 43.2% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 42.2% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 42.0% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 42.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 40.4% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 39.6% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 39.2% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 37.9% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 37.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 38.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 37.8% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 36.7% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 37.4% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 35.3% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 34.3% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 33.8% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.0% | 44.5% | 48.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 43.9% | 42.7% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.7% | 37.8% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 33.8% | 37.4% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Norway
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2413 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, female in Norway?
- Part time employment, female in Norway was 33.8% 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 48.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8% in 2024.
- How does Norway rank for part time employment, female?
- Norway ranks 46th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. 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.