Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Norway

Norway: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.2146 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.2146 units per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
168th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.2167 units per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.1917 units per square kilometre
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Norway, 2005–2023

00.050.10.150.22005201420232005: 0.192 units per square kilometre2006: 0.197 units per square kilometre2007: 0.199 units per square kilometre2008: 0.201 units per square kilometre2009: 0.195 units per square kilometre2010: 0.199 units per square kilometre2011: 0.202 units per square kilometre2012: 0.205 units per square kilometre2013: 0.205 units per square kilometre2014: 0.209 units per square kilometre2015: 0.209 units per square kilometre2016: 0.209 units per square kilometre2017: 0.209 units per square kilometre2018: 0.213 units per square kilometre2019: 0.214 units per square kilometre2020: 0.207 units per square kilometre2021: 0.211 units per square kilometre2022: 0.217 units per square kilometre2023: 0.215 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Norway stood at 0.2146 units per square kilometre.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Norway peaked at 0.2167 units per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.1917 units per square kilometre, in 2005.

Norway ranks 168th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Norway, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.1917 units per square kilometre
2006 0.1966 units per square kilometre +2.6%
2007 0.1986 units per square kilometre +1.0%
2008 0.2015 units per square kilometre +1.5%
2009 0.1951 units per square kilometre -3.1%
2010 0.1988 units per square kilometre +1.9%
2011 0.2021 units per square kilometre +1.6%
2012 0.2055 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2013 0.2051 units per square kilometre -0.2%
2014 0.2092 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2015 0.2088 units per square kilometre -0.2%
2016 0.2093 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2017 0.2088 units per square kilometre -0.2%
2018 0.2132 units per square kilometre +2.1%
2019 0.2136 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2020 0.207 units per square kilometre -3.1%
2021 0.2106 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2022 0.2167 units per square kilometre +2.9%
2023 0.2146 units per square kilometre -1.0%

Norway compared with similar countries

  • Norway's 0.2146 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.79 units per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Norway's 0.2146 units per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.33 units per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1967 units per square kilometre 0.1917 units per square kilometre 0.2015 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 0.2074 units per square kilometre 0.1988 units per square kilometre 0.2136 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.2122 units per square kilometre 0.207 units per square kilometre 0.2167 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 165 Djibouti 0.2531 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 166 Bolivia 0.2271 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 167 New Caledonia 0.2254 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 169 Algeria 0.2134 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 170 Turkmenistan 0.1797 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 171 Russia 0.1686 units per square kilometre compare

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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 0.2146 units per square kilometre in 2023, 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 0.2167 units per square kilometre in 2022.
What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1917 units per square kilometre in 2005.
How does Norway rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
Norway ranks 168th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Norway. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 21 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/total-weekly-hours-worked-of-employed-persons-ilo-modelled-estimates-per-square-kilometre/norway/

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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
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Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.