Labor force, female in Norway
Norway: Labor force, female was 47.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Norway, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female in Norway stood at 47.1%.
The figure is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Norway peaked at 47.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 43.7%, in 1990.
That places Norway 64th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43.7% | — |
| 1991 | 43.9% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 44.0% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 44.2% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 44.6% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 44.8% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 45.3% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 45.7% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 46.0% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 46.5% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 46.7% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 46.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 47.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 47.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 47.4% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 47.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 47.6% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 47.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 47.6% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 47.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 47.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 47.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 47.4% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 47.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 47.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 47.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 47.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 47.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 47.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 47.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 47.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 47.1% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 47.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 47.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 47.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 47.1% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.9% | 43.7% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.3% | 46.7% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 47.3% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 47.0% | 47.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More education data for Norway
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 51,889 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Norway?
- Labor force, female in Norway was 47.1% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 47.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.7% in 1990.
- How does Norway rank for labor force, female?
- Norway ranks 64th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.