Duration of working life in Norway
Norway: Duration of working life was 41.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
41.4
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
9th
of 46 countries
All-time high
41.4
in 2025
All-time low
38.4
in 2004
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Duration of working life in Norway, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Norway recorded 41.4 for duration of working life in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of working life in Norway peaked at 41.4 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 38.4, in 2004.
Norway ranks 9th of 46 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Duration of working life in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.9 | — |
| 2001 | 39 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 39.2 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 38.5 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 38.4 | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 38.4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 38.8 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 39.5 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 40 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 39.7 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 39.5 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 39.3 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 39.6 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 39.5 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 39.6 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 39.8 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 39.6 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 39.3 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 39.6 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 39.8 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 39.7 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 41.1 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 41.1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 41.1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 41.2 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 41.4 | +0.5% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 41.4 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 38.1, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Norway's 41.4 is above the median for high income countries, which is 38.6, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.04 | 38.4 | 40 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.56 | 39.3 | 39.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.93 | 39.7 | 41.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More reference data data for Norway
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3703 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3621 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3366 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of working life in Norway?
- Duration of working life in Norway was 41.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest duration of working life recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 41.4 in 2025.
- What is the lowest duration of working life recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4 in 2004.
- How does Norway rank for duration of working life?
- Norway ranks 9th out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of working life rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Duration of working life. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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