Share in informal employment female in Norway
Norway: Share in informal employment female was 1.14 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share in informal employment female in Norway, 2007–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Norway recorded 1.14 for share in informal employment female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.4% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share in informal employment female in Norway peaked at 2.47 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.14, in 2024.
Norway ranks 80th of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Share in informal employment female in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.14 | — |
| 2008 | 1.44 | -32.7% |
| 2009 | 1.71 | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 2.31 | +35.1% |
| 2011 | 2.12 | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 2.43 | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 2.3 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 2.28 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 2.39 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 1.99 | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 1.78 | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 2.23 | +25.3% |
| 2019 | 2.47 | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 2.1 | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 1.85 | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 1.38 | -25.4% |
| 2024 | 1.14 | -17.4% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 1.14 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.89, 39% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Norway's 1.14 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.02, 38% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.76 | 1.44 | 2.14 | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.23 | 1.78 | 2.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.69 | 1.14 | 2.1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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 share in informal employment female in Norway?
- Share in informal employment female in Norway was 1.14 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share in informal employment female recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 2.47 in 2019.
- What is the lowest share in informal employment female recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 in 2024.
- How does Norway rank for share in informal employment female?
- Norway ranks 80th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share in informal employment female rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share in informal employment female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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