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

Latest (2025)
24.6%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
10th
of 45 countries
All-time high
29.6%
in 2004
All-time low
24.6%
in 2025
Years of data
31
1995–2025

Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Norway, 1995–2025

01020301995201020251995: 27.7 Percentage1996: 26.7 Percentage1997: 27.2 Percentage1998: 26.7 Percentage1999: 26.5 Percentage2000: 26.1 Percentage2001: 26 Percentage2002: 26.3 Percentage2003: 29 Percentage2004: 29.6 Percentage2005: 28.2 Percentage2006: 28.7 Percentage2007: 28.2 Percentage2008: 28.2 Percentage2009: 28.6 Percentage2010: 28.4 Percentage2011: 28.1 Percentage2012: 28.1 Percentage2013: 27.9 Percentage2014: 26.7 Percentage2015: 27.1 Percentage2016: 26.9 Percentage2017: 26.4 Percentage2018: 26.8 Percentage2019: 26.8 Percentage2020: 26.2 Percentage2021: 26.2 Percentage2022: 25.5 Percentage2023: 25.4 Percentage2024: 24.7 Percentage2025: 24.6 Percentage

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

Annual values for Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment in Norway, 1995 to 2025.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 7 Belgium 26.2% compare
  2. 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 25.8% compare
  3. 8 United Kingdom 25.8% compare
  4. 11 Iceland 22.3% compare
  5. 12 Sweden 21.6% compare
  6. 13 Ireland 20.5% compare

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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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Indicator
Persons in part-time employment by age - % of total employment
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 1,438 data points, 1983–2025
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