Part time employment, male in Norway

Norway: Part time employment, male was 17.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
17.2%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
47th
of 111 countries
All-time high
17.9%
in 2021
All-time low
10.0%
in 1995
Years of data
30
1995–2024

Part time employment, male in Norway, 1995–2024

051015201995200920241995: 10 % of total male employment1996: 10.3 % of total male employment1997: 10.4 % of total male employment1998: 10.4 % of total male employment1999: 10.7 % of total male employment2000: 11.2 % of total male employment2001: 11.3 % of total male employment2002: 11 % of total male employment2003: 14.4 % of total male employment2004: 15 % of total male employment2005: 13.8 % of total male employment2006: 13.2 % of total male employment2007: 13.3 % of total male employment2008: 14.8 % of total male employment2009: 14.6 % of total male employment2010: 15.1 % of total male employment2011: 14.4 % of total male employment2012: 15.4 % of total male employment2013: 15.2 % of total male employment2014: 15.2 % of total male employment2015: 15.6 % of total male employment2016: 15.7 % of total male employment2017: 15 % of total male employment2018: 16.1 % of total male employment2019: 16 % of total male employment2020: 16.8 % of total male employment2021: 17.9 % of total male employment2022: 17.5 % of total male employment2023: 17.4 % of total male employment2024: 17.2 % of total male employment

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 17.2%.

The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, part time employment, male in Norway peaked at 17.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 1995.

That places Norway 47th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Part time employment, male in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in Norway, 1995 to 2024.
Year % of total male employment Change
1995 10.0%
1996 10.3% +3.0%
1997 10.4% +0.6%
1998 10.4% +0.1%
1999 10.7% +3.3%
2000 11.2% +4.5%
2001 11.3% +0.9%
2002 11.0% -2.8%
2003 14.4% +31.0%
2004 15.0% +4.5%
2005 13.8% -7.8%
2006 13.2% -4.6%
2007 13.3% +0.9%
2008 14.8% +11.1%
2009 14.6% -1.0%
2010 15.1% +3.3%
2011 14.4% -4.7%
2012 15.4% +6.7%
2013 15.2% -1.2%
2014 15.2% +0.2%
2015 15.6% +2.3%
2016 15.7% +0.9%
2017 15.0% -4.4%
2018 16.1% +7.1%
2019 16.0% -1.0%
2020 16.8% +5.4%
2021 17.9% +6.3%
2022 17.5% -2.2%
2023 17.4% -0.2%
2024 17.2% -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.3% 10.0% 10.7% 5
2000s 13.3% 11.0% 15.0% 10
2010s 15.4% 14.4% 16.1% 10
2020s 17.4% 16.8% 17.9% 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is part time employment, male in Norway?
Part time employment, male in Norway was 17.2% 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 17.9% in 2021.
What is the lowest part time employment, male recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 1995.
How does Norway rank for part time employment, male?
Norway ranks 47th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
Is part time employment, male rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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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Indicator
Part time employment, male (% of total male employment)
Unit
% of total male employment
Source
Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
123 places, 2,531 data points, 1976–2025
Last refreshed

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.