Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Norway
Norway: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 95.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Norway, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Norway recorded 95.1% for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Norway peaked at 95.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 90.4%, in 1991.
That places Norway 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 90.4% | — |
| 1992 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 90.8% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 91.1% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 91.3% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 92.3% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 92.7% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 92.7% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 93.4% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 93.6% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 93.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 93.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 93.5% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 93.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 93.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 92.5% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 93.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 93.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 93.7% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 93.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 94.3% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 94.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 93.8% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 94.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 94.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 95.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.7% | 90.4% | 93.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 93.3% | 92.5% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.2% | 93.6% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 95.0% | 95.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Norway?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Norway was 95.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 95.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.4% in 1991.
- How does Norway rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Norway ranks 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, total (% of total 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.