Norway Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Norway labor force participation rate for 2023 was 65.12%, a 0.82% increase from 2022.
  • Norway labor force participation rate for 2022 was 64.30%, a 3.3% increase from 2021.
  • Norway labor force participation rate for 2021 was 61.01%, a 5.4% increase from 2020.
  • Norway labor force participation rate for 2020 was 55.60%, a 0.13% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Iceland 76.74%
Netherlands 71.41%
New Zealand 68.93%
Australia 67.83%
Norway 65.12%
Switzerland 64.63%
Canada 64.28%
Denmark 63.95%
Qatar 60.64%
Austria 59.29%
Sweden 58.68%
United Kingdom 55.03%
Finland 54.94%
Ireland 54.56%
Germany 54.33%
Malta 54.17%
United States 51.04%
Japan 49.84%
Channel Islands 49.44%
Bahamas 48.41%
Israel 47.61%
Panama 46.01%
Uruguay 45.93%
UAE 45.86%
Guam 45.05%
Estonia 44.08%
Cyprus 43.65%
France 42.76%
Barbados 42.37%
Bahrain 41.18%
Macao 39.78%
Brunei 38.35%
French Polynesia 38.20%
Argentina 37.73%
Oman 36.74%
Trinidad and Tobago 36.58%
Slovenia 36.34%
New Caledonia 35.83%
Singapore 35.61%
Portugal 35.46%
Luxembourg 35.05%
Latvia 34.74%
Lithuania 34.00%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 33.80%
Spain 32.94%
Poland 32.11%
Hong Kong 31.98%
Belgium 31.45%
Hungary 31.16%
Croatia 30.49%
Chile 29.93%
Czech Republic 28.52%
Saudi Arabia 27.72%
Slovak Republic 27.56%
South Korea 27.04%
Italy 26.39%
Greece 24.85%
Kuwait 24.43%
Puerto Rico 23.02%
Norway Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 65.12% 0.82%
2022 64.30% 3.30%
2021 61.01% 5.40%
2020 55.60% 0.13%
2019 55.48% 1.13%
2018 54.35% 0.61%
2017 53.74% -0.82%
2016 54.56% -1.34%
2015 55.90% 1.50%
2014 54.40% -2.61%
2013 57.01% -0.01%
2012 57.03% 1.41%
2011 55.62% -1.10%
2010 56.72% -1.17%
2009 57.89% -4.09%
2008 61.97% 3.17%
2007 58.81% 1.38%
2006 57.43% -2.88%
2005 60.31% -2.62%
2004 62.93% -0.73%
2003 63.67% -1.86%
2002 65.53% -0.62%
2001 66.15% 0.11%
2000 66.03% 1.25%
1999 64.79% -1.07%
1998 65.86% 2.09%
1997 63.77% 2.92%
1996 60.85% 6.03%
1995 54.82% -0.61%
1994 55.43% -0.05%
1993 55.48% -1.26%
1992 56.74% -0.92%
1991 57.66% -0.92%