Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time in Norway
Norway: Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time was 5.7 Weeks per year per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time in Norway, 2003–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Weeks per year per person.
Analysis
Norway recorded 5.7 Weeks per year per person for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Norway peaked at 5.9 Weeks per year per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.5 Weeks per year per person, in 2004.
Norway ranks 1st of 23 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7 Weeks per year per person | 4.5 Weeks per year per person | 5.1 Weeks per year per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.73 Weeks per year per person | 4.5 Weeks per year per person | 5.1 Weeks per year per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5 Weeks per year per person | 5.1 Weeks per year per person | 5.9 Weeks per year per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More reference data data for Norway
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7734 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3366 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Norway?
- Sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time in Norway was 5.7 Weeks per year per person in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9 Weeks per year per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5 Weeks per year per person in 2004.
- How does Norway rank for sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time?
- Norway ranks 1st out of 23 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sickness absences from work — sickness absences of full-time rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. 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 Sickness absences from work — Sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents time series on sickness absences of full-time dependent employees, annual averages. Data are expressed in number of weeks of sickness absences per year, self-reported, covering both full and part-week absences. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.