Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Norway
Norway: Part time employment, total (% of total employment) was 52.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Part time employment, total in Norway, 1995–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for part time employment, total in Norway is 52.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Norway peaked at 57.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 38.6%, 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, total (% of total employment) in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 40.7% | — |
| 1996 | 40.8% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 38.6% | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 48.9% | +26.7% |
| 1999 | 50.3% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 57.6% | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 56.6% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 52.2% | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 54.5% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 52.0% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 45.3% | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 45.9% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 47.2% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 47.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 49.1% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 48.1% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 46.9% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 47.5% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 48.7% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 46.9% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 47.6% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 46.5% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 47.7% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 48.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 48.8% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 49.8% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 49.2% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 49.8% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 51.4% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 52.7% | +2.4% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 52.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 32.0%, 1.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Norway's 52.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 30.1%, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, total (% of total 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 | +26.7% | 38.6% | 48.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.9% | 38.6% | 50.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 50.8% | 45.3% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 46.5% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 49.2% | 52.7% | 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, total in Norway?
- Part time employment, total in Norway was 52.7% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 57.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.6% in 1997.
- How does Norway rank for part time employment, total?
- Norway ranks 4th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. 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, total (% of total 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.