Part time employment, total in Norway

Norway: Part time employment, total was 25.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
25.1%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
44th
of 111 countries
All-time high
29.6%
in 2004
All-time low
25.1%
in 2024
Years of data
30
1995–2024

Part time employment, total in Norway, 1995–2024

01020301995200920241995: 27.7 % of total employment1996: 26.7 % of total employment1997: 27.2 % of total employment1998: 26.7 % of total employment1999: 26.5 % of total employment2000: 26.1 % of total employment2001: 26 % of total employment2002: 26.3 % of total employment2003: 29 % of total employment2004: 29.6 % of total employment2005: 28.2 % of total employment2006: 27.6 % of total employment2007: 27.9 % of total employment2008: 28.1 % of total employment2009: 28.2 % of total employment2010: 28 % of total employment2011: 27.5 % of total employment2012: 28.1 % of total employment2013: 27.1 % of total employment2014: 26.8 % of total employment2015: 26.7 % of total employment2016: 26.3 % of total employment2017: 25.8 % of total employment2018: 26.4 % of total employment2019: 26.3 % of total employment2020: 26.2 % of total employment2021: 27.1 % of total employment2022: 25.9 % of total employment2023: 25.4 % of total employment2024: 25.1 % of total employment

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 25.1%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Norway peaked at 29.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 2024.

That places Norway 44th 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, total in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Norway, 1995 to 2024.
Year % of total employment Change
1995 27.7%
1996 26.7% -3.6%
1997 27.2% +1.7%
1998 26.7% -2.0%
1999 26.5% -0.4%
2000 26.1% -1.5%
2001 26.0% -0.6%
2002 26.3% +1.2%
2003 29.0% +10.3%
2004 29.6% +2.1%
2005 28.2% -5.0%
2006 27.6% -2.0%
2007 27.9% +1.2%
2008 28.1% +0.7%
2009 28.2% +0.4%
2010 28.0% -0.9%
2011 27.5% -1.6%
2012 28.1% +2.0%
2013 27.1% -3.4%
2014 26.8% -1.3%
2015 26.7% -0.1%
2016 26.3% -1.7%
2017 25.8% -1.7%
2018 26.4% +2.5%
2019 26.3% -0.7%
2020 26.2% -0.3%
2021 27.1% +3.5%
2022 25.9% -4.5%
2023 25.4% -1.9%
2024 25.1% -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 27.0% 26.5% 27.7% 5
2000s 27.7% 26.0% 29.6% 10
2010s 26.9% 25.8% 28.1% 10
2020s 25.9% 25.1% 27.1% 5

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 41 Namibia 25.5% compare
  2. 42 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 25.3% compare
  3. 43 Burkina Faso 25.2% compare
  4. 45 Belgium 24.7% compare
  5. 46 Armenia 24.4% compare
  6. 47 Brazil 24.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is part time employment, total in Norway?
Part time employment, total in Norway was 25.1% 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 29.6% in 2004.
What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 2024.
How does Norway rank for part time employment, total?
Norway ranks 44th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. 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, total (% of total employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Unit
% of total 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
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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.