Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Norway
Norway: Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour was 9.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9.0%
Change on year
down 10.0%
World rank
1st
of 41 countries
All-time high
10.0%
in 2022
All-time low
5.0%
in 2020
Years of data
15
2011–2025
Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Norway, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of population outside the labour force.
Analysis
In 2025, transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Norway stood at 9.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Norway peaked at 10.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2020.
Norway ranks 1st of 41 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population outside the labour force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7.0% | — |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | +80.0% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9.0% | -10.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 9.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.0%, 2.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Norway's 9.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.0%, 2.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.2% | 6.0% | 7.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 5.0% | 10.0% | 6 |
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 transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Norway?
- Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour in Norway was 9.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2020.
- How does Norway rank for transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour?
- Norway ranks 1st out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Transition from outside the labour force to employment by labour market attachment (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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