Transition from unemployment to employment by previous work in Norway
Norway: Transition from unemployment to employment by previous work was 34.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
34.0%
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
4th
of 41 countries
All-time high
38.0%
in 2021
All-time low
25.0%
in 2017
Years of data
15
2011–2025
Transition from unemployment to employment by previous work in Norway, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of unemployment.
Analysis
Norway recorded 34.0% for transition from unemployment to employment by previous work in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transition from unemployment to employment by previous work in Norway peaked at 38.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2017.
Norway ranks 4th 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 unemployment to employment by previous work in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage of unemployment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 32.0% | — |
| 2012 | 31.0% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 28.0% | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 29.0% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 27.0% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 28.0% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 38.0% | +35.7% |
| 2022 | 37.0% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 38.0% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 36.0% | -5.3% |
| 2025 | 34.0% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.0% | 25.0% | 32.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 28.0% | 38.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 1 Denmark 41.0% compare
- 2 Netherlands 37.0% compare
- 2 Netherlands 37.0% compare
- 5 Austria 33.0% compare
- 6 Switzerland 31.0% compare
- 6 Iceland 31.0% compare
- 6 Türkiye 31.0% 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 unemployment to employment by previous work in Norway?
- Transition from unemployment to employment by previous work in Norway was 34.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest transition from unemployment to employment by previous work recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 38.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest transition from unemployment to employment by previous work recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2017.
- How does Norway rank for transition from unemployment to employment by previous work?
- Norway ranks 4th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transition from unemployment to employment by previous work 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 previous work experience (annual averages of quarterly transitions, estimated probabilities) - experimental statistics. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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