Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Norway
Norway: Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time was 2.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.3%
Change on year
down 17.9%
World rank
24th
of 26 countries
All-time high
9.1%
in 2010
All-time low
2.3%
in 2025
Years of data
23
1995–2025
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Norway, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Norway is 2.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.9% on the previous year and down 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Norway peaked at 9.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2025.
Norway ranks 24th of 26 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5.7% | — |
| 1996 | 6.1% | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | -47.5% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | -21.9% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | +48.0% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -20.6% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +46.2% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +26.3% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | +79.2% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | -48.8% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | +47.7% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 9.1% | +30.0% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | -18.6% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | +31.8% |
| 2024 | 2.8% | -67.8% |
| 2025 | 2.3% | -17.9% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 2.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.8%, 18% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Norway's 2.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.8%, 18% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 2.5% | 6.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 2.6% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 5.7% | 9.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 21 Belgium 4.5% compare
- 22 Denmark 4.1% compare
- 23 Switzerland 3.0% compare
- 25 Netherlands 0.5% compare
- 25 Netherlands 0.5% compare
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 persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Norway?
- Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time in Norway was 2.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 9.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2025.
- How does Norway rank for persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time?
- Norway ranks 24th out of 26 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons in involuntary part-time employment - % of total part-time employment of young persons. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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