Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Norway

Norway: Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total was 0.7697 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.7697
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
54th
of 76 countries
All-time high
0.7736
in 2013
All-time low
0.7131
in 2007
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Norway, 2004–2016

00.20.40.60.82004201020162004: 0.7482005: 0.7222006: 0.7152007: 0.7132008: 0.7192009: 0.7252010: 0.7162011: 0.7352012: 0.7492013: 0.7742014: 0.7432015: 0.7562016: 0.77

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Norway recorded 0.7697 for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Norway peaked at 0.7736 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7131, in 2007.

Norway ranks 54th of 76 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Norway, 2004 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2004 0.7484
2005 0.7222 -3.5%
2006 0.7146 -1.1%
2007 0.7131 -0.2%
2008 0.7194 +0.9%
2009 0.7246 +0.7%
2010 0.7156 -1.2%
2011 0.7351 +2.7%
2012 0.7487 +1.8%
2013 0.7736 +3.3%
2014 0.7434 -3.9%
2015 0.7556 +1.6%
2016 0.7697 +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.7237 0.7131 0.7484 6
2010s 0.7488 0.7156 0.7736 7

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 51 Peru 0.7788 compare
  2. 52 South Africa 0.7778 compare
  3. 53 Spain 0.7766 compare
  4. 55 Ireland 0.7597 compare
  5. 56 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.7526 compare
  6. 57 Sri Lanka 0.75 compare

See the full ranking of 76 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Norway?
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total in Norway was 0.7697 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 0.7736 in 2013.
What is the lowest female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7131 in 2007.
How does Norway rank for female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total?
Norway ranks 54th out of 76 countries with data for 2016.
Is female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female to male gender wage gap, aged 15-64, total
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
76 places, 1,021 data points, 1970–2021
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