ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Norway
The ILO estimates the unemployment rate in Norway at 4.6% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2016.
Norway, 2025
4.6%
Change from 2024
+0.6percentage points
World, 2025
4.9%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
5.4%
Position in 2025
103rd of 181
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate in Norway over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of the labour force 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 | 4.6% | 4.9% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | 4.9% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | 4.9% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | 5.8% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | 6.0% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 4.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 4.3%, the figure has changed by +0.3 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Norway has the 103rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.9%.
More for Norway
All statistics for Norway
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
4.5%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
13.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
65.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
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