Transition: experimental statistics … degree in Norway
Norway: Transition: experimental statistics … degree was 34 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
34
Change on year
down 8.1%
World rank
5th
of 40 countries
All-time high
39
in 2023
All-time low
25
in 2017
Years of data
15
2011–2025
Transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation in Norway, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation in Norway is 34, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation in Norway peaked at 39 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25, in 2017.
That places Norway 5th out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Transition: experimental statistics … degree in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 32 | — |
| 2012 | 30 | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 28 | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 29 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 26 | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 27 | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 28 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 38 | +35.7% |
| 2022 | 37 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 39 | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 37 | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 34 | -8.1% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 34 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Norway's 34 is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.5, 1.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 27.89 | 25 | 32 | 9 |
| 2020s | 35.5 | 28 | 39 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 2 Netherlands 37 compare
- 2 Netherlands 37 compare
- 4 Austria 35 compare
- 6 Switzerland 31 compare
- 6 Iceland 31 compare
- 8 Ireland 30 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 unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation in Norway?
- Transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation in Norway was 34 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 39 in 2023.
- What is the lowest transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 2017.
- How does Norway rank for transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation?
- Norway ranks 5th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transition from unemployment to employment by degree of urbanisation rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. 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 unemployment to employment 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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