Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th ICLS in Norway
Norway: Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th ICLS was 3.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th ICLS in Norway, 2014–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th icls in Norway is 3.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 15.1% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th icls in Norway peaked at 4.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2022.
That places Norway 39th out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th ICLS in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3.2% | — |
| 2015 | 4.1% | +28.8% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -17.7% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +14.5% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -35.7% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +16.6% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | +15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.2% | 4.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 2.9% | 4.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 36 United States of America 4.3% compare
- 37 Republic of Moldova 4.0% compare
- 37 Republic of Moldova 4.0% compare
- 39 Switzerland 3.9% compare
- 41 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3.8% compare
- 42 Israel 3.4% 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 unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th icls in Norway?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th icls in Norway was 3.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th icls recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th icls recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2022.
- How does Norway rank for unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th icls?
- Norway ranks 39th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th icls rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and disability - 19th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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