Norway Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2023

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Norway youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 13.02%, a 1.77% increase from 2020.
  • Norway youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 11.25%, a 1.36% increase from 2019.
  • Norway youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 9.89%, a 0.26% increase from 2018.
  • Norway youth unemployment rate for 2018 was 9.64%, a 0.67% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
New Caledonia 40.97%
French Polynesia 38.91%
Spain 36.93%
Greece 36.87%
Uruguay 32.86%
Italy 30.92%
Bahamas 30.78%
Barbados 30.58%
Panama 29.96%
Argentina 29.89%
Saudi Arabia 28.84%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 27.02%
Kuwait 25.48%
Sweden 24.54%
Croatia 23.63%
Brunei 23.41%
Portugal 23.13%
Slovak Republic 21.47%
Chile 21.39%
France 20.09%
Belgium 19.57%
Lithuania 19.02%
Puerto Rico 18.47%
Finland 18.05%
Ireland 17.43%
Estonia 17.14%
Channel Islands 15.78%
Latvia 15.53%
Guam 15.31%
Luxembourg 15.23%
Hong Kong 14.97%
Oman 14.58%
Canada 14.04%
Slovenia 13.91%
Hungary 13.52%
Poland 13.42%
Iceland 13.36%
United Kingdom 13.23%
Norway 13.02%
Trinidad and Tobago 12.68%
Cyprus 11.83%
New Zealand 11.39%
Austria 11.37%
Australia 10.80%
UAE 10.67%
Denmark 10.13%
Bahrain 9.90%
Malta 9.78%
Netherlands 9.61%
United States 9.57%
Macao 9.24%
Singapore 9.12%
Switzerland 9.11%
Israel 8.79%
South Korea 7.78%
Czech Republic 7.62%
Germany 6.95%
Japan 4.36%
Qatar 1.08%
Norway Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2021 13.02% 1.77%
2020 11.25% 1.36%
2019 9.89% 0.26%
2018 9.64% -0.67%
2017 10.31% -0.80%
2016 11.11% 1.23%
2015 9.88% 2.07%
2014 7.81% -1.26%
2013 9.08% 0.66%
2012 8.42% -0.20%
2011 8.61% -0.67%
2010 9.29% 0.14%
2009 9.15% 1.70%
2008 7.45% 0.10%
2007 7.36% -1.39%
2006 8.74% -2.62%
2005 11.36% -1.30%
2004 12.66% 0.93%
2003 11.73% -1.13%
2002 12.86% 0.86%
2001 12.00% 1.06%
2000 10.94% -1.11%
1999 12.05% -0.48%
1998 12.53% -2.14%
1997 14.66% -0.50%
1996 15.16% -3.81%
1995 18.97% 6.52%
1994 12.45% -1.27%
1993 13.71% 0.04%
1992 13.67% 1.06%
1991 12.61% 1.06%