Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Norway
Norway: Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment was 24.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Norway, 1995–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Norway stood at 24.6%. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Norway peaked at 29.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 2025.
Norway ranks 10th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 27.7% | — |
| 1996 | 26.7% | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 27.2% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 26.7% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 26.5% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 26.1% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 26.0% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 26.3% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 29.0% | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 29.6% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 28.2% | -4.7% |
| 2006 | 28.7% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 28.2% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 28.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 28.6% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 28.4% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 28.1% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 28.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 27.9% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 27.1% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 26.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25.5% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 25.4% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 24.7% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 24.6% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.0% | 26.5% | 27.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 27.9% | 26.0% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 26.4% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 24.6% | 26.2% | 6 |
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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)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 663.52 1000 No (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,414 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Norway?
- Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Norway was 24.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 2025.
- How does Norway rank for persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment?
- Norway ranks 10th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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