Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Norway

Norway: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female was 0.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
57th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2016
All-time low
0.1%
in 2008
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Norway, 2004–2016

0.10.20.30.40.50.62004201020162004: 0.528 % of female employed population in working age2005: 0.407 % of female employed population in working age2006: 0.446 % of female employed population in working age2007: 0.523 % of female employed population in working age2008: 0.106 % of female employed population in working age2009: 0.135 % of female employed population in working age2010: 0.392 % of female employed population in working age2011: 0.525 % of female employed population in working age2012: 0.533 % of female employed population in working age2013: 0.517 % of female employed population in working age2014: 0.52 % of female employed population in working age2015: 0.545 % of female employed population in working age2016: 0.556 % of female employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Norway recorded 0.6% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Norway peaked at 0.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.

That places Norway 57th out of 106 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age) in Norway, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of female employed population in working age Change
2004 0.5%
2005 0.4% -23.0%
2006 0.4% +9.8%
2007 0.5% +17.2%
2008 0.1% -79.8%
2009 0.1% +28.2%
2010 0.4% +189.9%
2011 0.5% +33.8%
2012 0.5% +1.5%
2013 0.5% -3.0%
2014 0.5% +0.5%
2015 0.5% +4.8%
2016 0.6% +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4% 0.1% 0.5% 6
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 54 Armenia 0.6% compare
  2. 55 Philippines 0.6% compare
  3. 56 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.6%
  4. 58 Sweden 0.5% compare
  5. 59 Colombia 0.5% compare
  6. 60 Nicaragua 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Norway?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female in Norway was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
How does Norway rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female?
Norway ranks 57th out of 106 countries with data for 2016.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. 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 Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, female (% of female employed population in working age)
Unit
% of female employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,503 data points, 1970–2021
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