Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence in Norway

Norway: Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence was 13.68 Percentage of full-time employment in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
13.68 Percentage of full-time employment
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
29th
of 32 countries
All-time high
14.22 Percentage of full-time employment
in 2013
All-time low
9.86 Percentage of full-time employment
in 1997
Years of data
29
1997–2025

Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence in Norway, 1997–2025

0510151997201120251997: 9.9 Percentage of full-time employment1998: 10.4 Percentage of full-time employment1999: 10.6 Percentage of full-time employment2000: 11.3 Percentage of full-time employment2001: 11.3 Percentage of full-time employment2002: 11.7 Percentage of full-time employment2003: 11.7 Percentage of full-time employment2004: 11.7 Percentage of full-time employment2005: 12.1 Percentage of full-time employment2006: 12.7 Percentage of full-time employment2007: 12.8 Percentage of full-time employment2008: 13.2 Percentage of full-time employment2009: 13.5 Percentage of full-time employment2010: 13.4 Percentage of full-time employment2011: 13.7 Percentage of full-time employment2012: 13.7 Percentage of full-time employment2013: 14.2 Percentage of full-time employment2014: 14.2 Percentage of full-time employment2015: 13.8 Percentage of full-time employment2016: 13.4 Percentage of full-time employment2017: 13.3 Percentage of full-time employment2018: 13.6 Percentage of full-time employment2019: 13.5 Percentage of full-time employment2020: 13.5 Percentage of full-time employment2021: 13.5 Percentage of full-time employment2022: 14 Percentage of full-time employment2023: 13.8 Percentage of full-time employment2024: 13.6 Percentage of full-time employment2025: 13.7 Percentage of full-time employment

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of full-time employment.

Analysis

Norway recorded 13.68 Percentage of full-time employment for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Norway peaked at 14.22 Percentage of full-time employment in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.86 Percentage of full-time employment, in 1997.

Norway ranks 29th of 32 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.29 Percentage of full-time employment 9.86 Percentage of full-time employment 10.62 Percentage of full-time employment 3
2000s 12.19 Percentage of full-time employment 11.27 Percentage of full-time employment 13.46 Percentage of full-time employment 10
2010s 13.68 Percentage of full-time employment 13.32 Percentage of full-time employment 14.22 Percentage of full-time employment 10
2020s 13.69 Percentage of full-time employment 13.49 Percentage of full-time employment 14.02 Percentage of full-time employment 6

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 26 Malta 16.95 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  2. 27 Italy 16.27 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  3. 28 Finland 15.84 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  4. 30 Belgium 12.87 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  5. 31 Japan 10.97 Percentage of full-time employment compare
  6. 32 Denmark 2.5 Percentage of full-time employment compare

See the full ranking of 40 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Norway?
Incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence in Norway was 13.68 Percentage of full-time employment in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 14.22 Percentage of full-time employment in 2013.
What is the lowest incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 9.86 Percentage of full-time employment in 1997.
How does Norway rank for incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence?
Norway ranks 29th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
Is incidence of low and high pay — high pay incidence rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence
Unit
Percentage of full-time employment
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
40 places, 618 data points, 1985–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset contains series on the incidence of low-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning less than two-thirds of gross median earnings of all full-time workers; the incidence of high-paid workers defined as the share of full-time workers earning more than one-and-half time gross median earnings of all full-time workers.