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

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

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
55th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2016
All-time low
0.1%
in 2008
Years of data
13
2004–2016

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

0.10.20.30.40.52004201020162004: 0.503 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.388 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.43 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.521 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.099 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.133 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.382 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.532 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.537 % of total employed population in working age2013: 0.538 % of total employed population in working age2014: 0.527 % of total employed population in working age2015: 0.545 % of total employed population in working age2016: 0.55 % of total employed population in working age

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

Analysis

Norway recorded 0.5% for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Norway peaked at 0.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.

That places Norway 55th out of 107 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, total in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Norway, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
2004 0.5%
2005 0.4% -22.9%
2006 0.4% +10.8%
2007 0.5% +21.2%
2008 0.1% -80.9%
2009 0.1% +33.8%
2010 0.4% +187.1%
2011 0.5% +39.3%
2012 0.5% +1.0%
2013 0.5% +0.1%
2014 0.5% -1.9%
2015 0.5% +3.3%
2016 0.5% +0.9%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Norway?
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total in Norway was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
How does Norway rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total?
Norway ranks 55th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. 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, total (% of total 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, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,597 data points, 1970–2021
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