Persons in involuntary: % of total part-time employment … young in Norway
Norway: Persons in involuntary: % of total part-time employment … young was 2.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
2.3
Change on year
down 17.9%
World rank
25th
of 27 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.
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 25th of 27 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: % of total part-time employment … young in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 9.1 | +30.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | -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 | 2.5 | 6.1 | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.75 | 2.6 | 8.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3 | 5.7 | 9.1 | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.55 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 22 Belgium 4.5 compare
- 23 Denmark 4.1 compare
- 24 Switzerland 3 compare
- 26 Netherlands 0.5 compare
- 26 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 25th out of 27 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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