Employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, total in Norway

Norway: Employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, total was 0.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.1%
Change on year
up 11.0%
World rank
23rd
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2016
All-time low
0.1%
in 2006
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, total in Norway, 2004–2016

00.020.040.060.082004201020162004: 0.074 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.063 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.062 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.071 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.064 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.084 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.062 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.063 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.068 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.084 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.075 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.081 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.09 % of total employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed population in working age.

Analysis

Norway recorded 0.1% for employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, total in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.0% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, total in Norway peaked at 0.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2006.

That places Norway 23rd out of 94 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, total in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Norway, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
2004 0.1%
2005 0.1% -14.8%
2006 0.1% -1.7%
2007 0.1% +15.1%
2008 0.1% -10.0%
2009 0.1% +31.4%
2010 0.1% -25.9%
2011 0.1% +1.6%
2012 0.1% +8.6%
2013 0.1% +22.1%
2014 0.1% -10.1%
2015 0.1% +7.9%
2016 0.1% +11.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 6
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 7

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 20 Slovakia 0.1% compare
  2. 21 Chile 0.1% compare
  3. 22 Estonia 0.1% compare
  4. 24 Bolivia 0.1% compare
  5. 25 Albania 0.1% compare
  6. 26 Czechia 0.1% compare

See the full ranking of 94 places →

More reference data data for Norway

All data for Norway →

Frequently asked questions

What is employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, total in Norway?
Employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, total in Norway was 0.1% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, total recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2016.
What is the lowest employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, total recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2006.
How does Norway rank for employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, total?
Norway ranks 23rd out of 94 countries with data for 2016.
Is employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. 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 Employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). 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

Employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, total in Norway. Statizoid. Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/employment-in-the-construction-sector-aged-15-64-total-percent-of-total-employed/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/employment-in-the-construction-sector-aged-15-64-total-percent-of-total-employed/norway/">Employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, total in Norway</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,370 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed