Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Norway
Norway: Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total was 43.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
43.7%
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
30th
of 43 countries
All-time high
55.1%
in 2010
All-time low
30.6%
in 2002
Years of data
23
1998–2020
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Norway, 1998–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2020, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Norway stood at 43.7%.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Norway peaked at 55.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 2002.
Norway ranks 30th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 36.0% | — |
| 1999 | 38.6% | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 34.3% | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 31.5% | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 30.6% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 40.7% | +33.0% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 49.9% | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 53.1% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 46.4% | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 43.5% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 53.4% | +22.8% |
| 2010 | 55.1% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 54.5% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 54.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 51.9% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 51.6% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 51.3% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 49.4% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 45.0% | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 45.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 42.2% | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 43.7% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.3% | 36.0% | 38.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.7% | 30.6% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.1% | 42.2% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.7% | 43.7% | 43.7% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Norway?
- Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Norway was 43.7% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 55.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 2002.
- How does Norway rank for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total?
- Norway ranks 30th out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. 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 Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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