Norway Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 10.95%, a 0.97% increase from 2022.
  • Norway youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 9.98%, a 2.6% decline from 2021.
  • Norway youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 12.58%, a 1.3% increase from 2020.
  • Norway youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 11.29%, a 1.36% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
French Polynesia 37.31%
New Caledonia 32.57%
Spain 28.70%
Greece 26.57%
Uruguay 26.16%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 25.55%
Barbados 24.87%
Bahamas 23.57%
Italy 22.73%
Chile 22.05%
Sweden 21.57%
Portugal 20.25%
Slovak Republic 19.41%
Croatia 19.24%
Luxembourg 18.99%
Brunei 18.62%
Argentina 18.00%
Cyprus 17.45%
France 17.13%
Estonia 17.09%
Panama 16.59%
Saudi Arabia 16.25%
Belgium 16.09%
Finland 15.92%
Kuwait 14.99%
Lithuania 13.90%
Puerto Rico 13.65%
Channel Islands 13.47%
Guam 12.88%
Hungary 12.76%
United Kingdom 12.54%
Latvia 12.50%
Denmark 11.66%
Poland 11.58%
Norway 10.95%
Austria 10.93%
New Zealand 10.72%
UAE 10.65%
Canada 10.59%
Ireland 10.54%
Hong Kong 10.45%
Trinidad and Tobago 10.12%
Slovenia 9.91%
Malta 9.34%
Iceland 9.16%
Netherlands 8.94%
Australia 8.57%
Singapore 8.29%
Czech Republic 8.28%
Switzerland 8.00%
United States 7.90%
Macao 6.97%
Oman 6.85%
Israel 6.03%
Germany 5.96%
Bahrain 5.82%
South Korea 5.37%
Japan 4.09%
Qatar 0.60%
Norway Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 10.95% 0.97%
2022 9.98% -2.60%
2021 12.58% 1.30%
2020 11.29% 1.36%
2019 9.93% 0.26%
2018 9.66% -0.67%
2017 10.34% -0.78%
2016 11.12% 1.24%
2015 9.88% 2.04%
2014 7.84% -1.27%
2013 9.11% 0.67%
2012 8.44% -0.19%
2011 8.63% -0.63%
2010 9.27% 0.09%
2009 9.18% 1.69%
2008 7.49% 0.09%
2007 7.40% -1.35%
2006 8.75% -2.59%
2005 11.33% -1.30%
2004 12.63% 0.93%
2003 11.70% -1.14%
2002 12.84% 0.87%
2001 11.98% 1.06%
2000 10.92% -1.11%
1999 12.02% -0.49%
1998 12.51% -2.12%
1997 14.63% -0.48%
1996 15.11% -3.87%
1995 18.97% 6.62%
1994 12.36% -1.26%
1993 13.61% 0.04%
1992 13.57% 1.06%
1991 12.52% 1.06%