Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Norway
Norway: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) was 46.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, male in Norway, 1995–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male employment.
Analysis
In 2024, part time employment, male in Norway stood at 46.1%.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Norway peaked at 47.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 1997.
That places Norway 4th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of total male employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 28.8% | — |
| 1996 | 30.3% | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 27.6% | -9.0% |
| 1998 | 35.7% | +29.3% |
| 1999 | 37.8% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 47.0% | +24.2% |
| 2001 | 46.5% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 39.9% | -14.1% |
| 2003 | 43.7% | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 40.5% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 33.3% | -18.0% |
| 2006 | 33.6% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 35.4% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 36.4% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 37.8% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 36.5% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 36.8% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 38.9% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 37.3% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 38.8% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 37.9% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 39.1% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 39.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 40.8% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 43.1% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 40.9% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 42.2% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 44.2% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 46.1% | +4.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 46.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 25.3%, 1.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Norway's 46.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.2%, 1.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +29.3% | 27.6% | 35.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.0% | 27.6% | 37.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 39.5% | 33.3% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 36.5% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.3% | 40.9% | 46.1% | 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, male in Norway?
- Part time employment, male in Norway was 46.1% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, male recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 1997.
- How does Norway rank for part time employment, male?
- Norway ranks 4th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, male (% of total male 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.