Share in informal employment male in Norway

Norway: Share in informal employment male was 1.11 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.11
Change on year
down 30.6%
World rank
70th
of 80 countries
All-time high
2.84
in 2012
All-time low
1.03
in 2008
Years of data
17
2007–2023

Share in informal employment male in Norway, 2007–2023

01232007201520232007: 1.92008: 12009: 1.22010: 1.92011: 2.32012: 2.82013: 1.72014: 1.92015: 2.62016: 22017: 2.12018: 22019: 1.92020: 1.92021: 1.72022: 1.62023: 1.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Norway recorded 1.11 for share in informal employment male in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.6% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share in informal employment male in Norway peaked at 2.84 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.03, in 2008.

Norway ranks 70th of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.

Share in informal employment male in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Share in informal employment male in Norway, 2007 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2007 1.93
2008 1.03 -46.6%
2009 1.16 +12.6%
2010 1.95 +68.1%
2011 2.26 +15.9%
2012 2.84 +25.7%
2013 1.68 -40.8%
2014 1.85 +10.1%
2015 2.56 +38.4%
2016 2 -21.9%
2017 2.13 +6.5%
2018 2.04 -4.2%
2019 1.9 -6.9%
2020 1.86 -2.1%
2021 1.73 -7.0%
2022 1.6 -7.5%
2023 1.11 -30.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.37 1.03 1.93 3
2010s 2.12 1.68 2.84 10
2020s 1.58 1.11 1.86 4

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 67 Finland 1.98 compare
  2. 68 Iceland 1.53 compare
  3. 69 Spain 1.27 compare
  4. 71 Belgium 1.05 compare
  5. 71 Czechia 1.05 compare
  6. 73 Hungary 0.94 compare
  7. 73 Malta 0.94 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share in informal employment male in Norway?
Share in informal employment male in Norway was 1.11 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share in informal employment male recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 2.84 in 2012.
What is the lowest share in informal employment male recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 1.03 in 2008.
How does Norway rank for share in informal employment male?
Norway ranks 70th out of 80 countries with data for 2023.
Is share in informal employment male rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. 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 male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share in informal employment male
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,095 data points, 2000–2024
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