Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Norway
Norway: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 93.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Norway, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Norway recorded 93.8% for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Norway peaked at 93.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 87.7%, in 1991.
Norway ranks 7th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 87.7% | — |
| 1992 | 87.9% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 88.2% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 88.4% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 88.9% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 90.1% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 90.4% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 91.3% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 91.5% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 91.5% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 91.4% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 91.2% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 91.2% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 91.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 89.9% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 90.8% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 90.6% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 90.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 91.6% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 91.3% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 92.3% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 92.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 91.7% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 92.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 92.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 92.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 93.5% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 93.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 93.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 93.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 93.7% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 93.8% | +0.1% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 93.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.4%, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Norway's 93.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.0%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.3% | 87.7% | 91.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 91.0% | 89.9% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.3% | 91.3% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 93.5% | 93.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 4 Oman 95.3% compare
- 5 United Arab Emirates 95.0% compare
- 6 Saudi Arabia 94.7% compare
- 8 Brunei Darussalam 93.7% compare
- 9 Belarus 93.0% compare
- 10 Russian Federation 93.0% 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 wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Norway?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Norway was 93.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 93.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.7% in 1991.
- How does Norway rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Norway ranks 7th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.