Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Norway
Norway: Labor force, total, annual growth rate was 0.6609 % change on previous year in 2025. βΌ Falling
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Norway, 1991β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, annual growth rate in Norway is 0.6609 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.5% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, annual growth rate in Norway peaked at 1.65 % change on previous year in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0966 % change on previous year, in 2017.
Norway ranks 118th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.28 % change on previous year | 0.9673 % change on previous year | 1.52 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.16 % change on previous year | 0.8068 % change on previous year | 1.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.899 % change on previous year | 0.0966 % change on previous year | 1.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 % change on previous year | 0.4747 % change on previous year | 1.59 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 115 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.7329 % change on previous year compare
- 116 Fiji 0.7314 % change on previous year compare
- 117 New Zealand 0.6649 % change on previous year compare
- 119 Portugal 0.6437 % change on previous year compare
- 120 Guyana 0.6358 % change on previous year compare
- 121 Saint Lucia 0.6309 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Norway
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 98.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0093 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, annual growth rate in Norway?
- Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Norway was 0.6609 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 % change on previous year in 2007.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0966 % change on previous year in 2017.
- How does Norway rank for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- Norway ranks 118th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.