Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in Norway

Norway: Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban was 48.15 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
48.15
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
2nd
of 94 countries
All-time high
48.15
in 2016
All-time low
42.47
in 2004
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in Norway, 2004–2016

010203040502004201020162004: 42.52005: 45.32006: 45.52007: 44.22008: 45.72009: 45.22010: 46.22011: 46.82012: 45.62013: 44.92014: 47.82015: 46.62016: 48.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Norway recorded 48.15 for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in Norway peaked at 48.15 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 42.47, in 2004.

Norway ranks 2nd of 94 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in Norway, 2004 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2004 42.47
2005 45.28 +6.6%
2006 45.53 +0.5%
2007 44.19 -3.0%
2008 45.72 +3.5%
2009 45.2 -1.1%
2010 46.2 +2.2%
2011 46.78 +1.3%
2012 45.64 -2.4%
2013 44.95 -1.5%
2014 47.78 +6.3%
2015 46.59 -2.5%
2016 48.15 +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 44.73 42.47 45.72 6
2010s 46.58 44.95 48.15 7

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 1 Republic of Korea 48.43 compare
  2. 3 Denmark 47.98 compare
  3. 4 Hungary 46.94 compare
  4. 5 Serbia 46.67 compare

See the full ranking of 94 places →

More reference data data for Norway

All data for Norway →

Frequently asked questions

What is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in Norway?
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in Norway was 48.15 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 48.15 in 2016.
What is the lowest average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 42.47 in 2004.
How does Norway rank for average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban?
Norway ranks 2nd out of 94 countries with data for 2016.
Is average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in Norway. Statizoid. Retrieved 24 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/average-age-of-self-employed-or-unpaid-workers-aged-15-64-urban/norway/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/average-age-of-self-employed-or-unpaid-workers-aged-15-64-urban/norway/">Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban in Norway</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, urban
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,299 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed