Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Norway
Norway: Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region was 4.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4.5
Change on year
up 12.5%
World rank
27th
of 38 countries
All-time high
4.7
in 2016
All-time low
2.5
in 2007
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Norway, 1999–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Norway is 4.5, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Norway peaked at 4.7 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.5, in 2007.
Norway ranks 27th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.2 | — |
| 2000 | 3.5 | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 3.7 | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 4 | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 4.2 | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 4.3 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 4.4 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 3.4 | -22.7% |
| 2007 | 2.5 | -26.5% |
| 2008 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.1 | +24.0% |
| 2010 | 3.5 | +12.9% |
| 2011 | 3.2 | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 3.1 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 3.4 | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 3.5 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 4.3 | +22.9% |
| 2016 | 4.7 | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 4.2 | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 3.8 | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 3.7 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 4.4 | +18.9% |
| 2021 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.2 | -27.3% |
| 2023 | 3.6 | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 4 | +11.1% |
| 2025 | 4.5 | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.56 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.74 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.02 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 6 |
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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 rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Norway?
- Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region in Norway was 4.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7 in 2016.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 in 2007.
- How does Norway rank for unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region?
- Norway ranks 27th out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates by educational attainment level and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 Unemployment rates by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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