Labour force participation in Norway
The ILO estimates that 65.6% of people aged 15 and over in Norway were in the labour force in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 1997.
Norway, 2025
65.6%
Change from 2024
−0.2percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
61.6%
Position in 2025
54th of 181
Labour force participation in Norway over time
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% of working-age population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Norway | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65.6% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 65.8% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 65.9% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 66.0% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 65.7% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 65.7% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 65.9% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 65.9% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 65.7% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 66.2% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 65.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 66.6%, the figure has changed by −1.0 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Norway has the 54th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
More for Norway
All statistics for Norway
Women's labour force participation
62.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment-to-population ratio
62.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
4.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
14.0%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
0.7%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
79.5%
2025 · Eurostat