Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Norway
Norway: Unemployment by sex and age - annual data was 136 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Norway, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Norway is 136 Thousand persons, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Norway peaked at 137 Thousand persons in 2016 and was at its lowest, 89 Thousand persons, in 2009.
That places Norway 26th out of 43 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Norway, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 89 Thousand persons | — |
| 2010 | 104 Thousand persons | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 95 Thousand persons | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 94 Thousand persons | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 107 Thousand persons | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 104 Thousand persons | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 131 Thousand persons | +26.0% |
| 2016 | 137 Thousand persons | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 122 Thousand persons | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 113 Thousand persons | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 111 Thousand persons | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 136 Thousand persons | +22.5% |
| 2021 | 128 Thousand persons | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 96 Thousand persons | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 107 Thousand persons | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 121 Thousand persons | +13.1% |
| 2025 | 136 Thousand persons | +12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89 Thousand persons | 89 Thousand persons | 89 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2010s | 111.8 Thousand persons | 94 Thousand persons | 137 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 120.67 Thousand persons | 96 Thousand persons | 136 Thousand persons | 6 |
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- 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 unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Norway?
- Unemployment by sex and age - annual data in Norway was 136 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by sex and age - annual data recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 137 Thousand persons in 2016.
- What is the lowest unemployment by sex and age - annual data recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 89 Thousand persons in 2009.
- How does Norway rank for unemployment by sex and age - annual data?
- Norway ranks 26th out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment by sex and age - annual data rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 Unemployment by sex and age - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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