Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Norway
Norway: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.014 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Norway, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Norway stood at 0.014 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Norway peaked at 0.0154 units per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.014 units per person, in 2025.
That places Norway 137th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Norway, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0151 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0154 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0154 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0154 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0148 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0149 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0149 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.015 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0147 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0149 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0147 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0146 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0144 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0147 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0146 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.014 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0142 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0145 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0142 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0141 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.014 units per person | -0.6% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.014 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0166 units per person, 85% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.014 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0155 units per person, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0152 units per person | 0.0148 units per person | 0.0154 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0147 units per person | 0.0144 units per person | 0.015 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0142 units per person | 0.014 units per person | 0.0145 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 134 Central African Republic 0.0141 units per person compare
- 135 North Macedonia 0.0141 units per person compare
- 136 Austria 0.0141 units per person compare
- 138 New Caledonia 0.014 units per person compare
- 139 Spain 0.0139 units per person compare
- 140 Puerto Rico 0.0139 units per person 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Norway?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Norway was 0.014 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0154 units per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.014 units per person in 2025.
- How does Norway rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Norway ranks 137th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.