Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Norway
Norway: Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force was 1,611 Persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force in Norway, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Norway recorded 1,611 Persons for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Norway peaked at 1,611 Persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 853.52 Persons, in 2001.
Norway ranks 29th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 907.05 Persons | 853.52 Persons | 971.33 Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,343 Persons | 1,018 Persons | 1,573 Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,568 Persons | 1,516 Persons | 1,611 Persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 26 Costa Rica 1,910 Persons compare
- 27 Finland 1,858 Persons compare
- 28 Denmark 1,768 Persons compare
- 30 Ireland 1,513 Persons compare
- 31 New Zealand 1,270 Persons compare
- 32 Luxembourg 212.75 Persons 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 population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Norway?
- Population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force in Norway was 1,611 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1,611 Persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 853.52 Persons in 2001.
- How does Norway rank for population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force?
- Norway ranks 29th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population outside the labour force — persons outside the labour force rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Population outside the labour force — Persons outside the labour force. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The infra-annual dataflow on the outside the labour force population is a subset of the infra-annual labour statistics database, which contains predominantly monthly and quarterly statistics on the outside the labour force population by age groups (15+, 15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 15-64 and 15-74 where available) and sex and associated statistical methodological information and associated statistical methodological information, for the OECD member countries and for selected other economies. The persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). The infra-annual labour statistics compiled for all OECD member countries, are drawn from Labour Force Surveys based on definition provided by the 19th Conference of Labour Statisticians in 2013. The uniform application of these definitions across all OECD member countries results in estimates that are internationally comparable.