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
Incidence of low and high pay — High pay Incidence in Norway, 1997–2025
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 26 Malta 16.95 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 27 Italy 16.27 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 28 Finland 15.84 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 30 Belgium 12.87 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 31 Japan 10.97 Percentage of full-time employment compare
- 32 Denmark 2.5 Percentage of full-time employment compare
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 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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About this data
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.