Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Norway
Norway: Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation was 1.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 40 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2011
All-time low
1.0%
in 2011
Years of data
15
2011–2025
Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Norway, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of total employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Norway is 1.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Norway peaked at 1.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2011.
That places Norway 12th out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage of total employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.0% | — |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 1.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.0%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Norway's 1.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 12 Belgium 1.0% compare
- 12 Bulgaria 1.0% compare
- 12 Switzerland 1.0% compare
- 12 Cyprus 1.0% compare
- 12 Germany 1.0% compare
- 12 Greece 1.0% compare
- 12 Croatia 1.0% compare
- 12 Hungary 1.0% compare
- 12 Ireland 1.0% compare
- 12 Iceland 1.0% compare
- 12 Latvia 1.0% compare
- 12 North Macedonia 1.0% compare
- 12 Netherlands 1.0% compare
- 12 Portugal 1.0% compare
- 12 Slovenia 1.0% compare
- 12 United Kingdom 1.0% compare
- 12 Croatia 1.0% compare
- 12 Latvia 1.0% compare
- 12 Netherlands 1.0% compare
- 12 Slovenia 1.0% compare
- 12 United Kingdom 1.0% 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 transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Norway?
- Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation in Norway was 1.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2011.
- How does Norway rank for transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation?
- Norway ranks 12th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Transition from employment to unemployment by degree of urbanisation (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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