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

Norway: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male was 0.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
51st
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2013
All-time low
0.1%
in 2008
Years of data
13
2004–2016

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

0.10.20.30.40.50.62004201020162004: 0.483 % of male employed population in working age2005: 0.373 % of male employed population in working age2006: 0.416 % of male employed population in working age2007: 0.519 % of male employed population in working age2008: 0.094 % of male employed population in working age2009: 0.131 % of male employed population in working age2010: 0.373 % of male employed population in working age2011: 0.538 % of male employed population in working age2012: 0.541 % of male employed population in working age2013: 0.557 % of male employed population in working age2014: 0.534 % of male employed population in working age2015: 0.545 % of male employed population in working age2016: 0.544 % of male employed population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2016, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Norway stood at 0.5%.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Norway peaked at 0.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.

That places Norway 51st 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, male in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male (% of male employed population in working age) in Norway, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of male employed population in working age Change
2004 0.5%
2005 0.4% -22.8%
2006 0.4% +11.5%
2007 0.5% +24.9%
2008 0.1% -81.8%
2009 0.1% +39.1%
2010 0.4% +184.3%
2011 0.5% +44.5%
2012 0.5% +0.6%
2013 0.6% +2.8%
2014 0.5% -4.0%
2015 0.5% +1.9%
2016 0.5% -0.1%

Norway compared with similar countries

  • Norway's 0.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 69% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Norway's 0.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 71% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2010 +184.3% 0.1% 0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3% 0.1% 0.5% 6
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 48 Sri Lanka 0.6% compare
  2. 49 Philippines 0.6% compare
  3. 50 Armenia 0.6% compare
  4. 52 Kyrgyzstan 0.5% compare
  5. 53 Panama 0.5% compare
  6. 54 Djibouti 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Norway?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male in Norway was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
How does Norway rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male?
Norway ranks 51st out of 106 countries with data for 2016.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, male rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. 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, male (% of male 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, male (% of male employed population in working age)
Unit
% of male 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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