Work on weekends by professional status and occupation in Norway
Norway: Work on weekends by professional status and occupation was 21.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Work on weekends by professional status and occupation in Norway, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Norway recorded 21.9% for work on weekends by professional status and occupation in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, work on weekends by professional status and occupation in Norway peaked at 23.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2021.
Norway ranks 18th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Work on weekends by professional status and occupation in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.0% | — |
| 2001 | 22.2% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 22.4% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 22.0% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 21.9% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 18.3% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 16.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 5.9% | -63.8% |
| 2023 | 22.2% | +276.3% |
| 2025 | 21.9% | -1.4% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 21.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.6%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Norway's 21.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 18.4%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Work on weekends by professional status and occupation 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +276.3% | 5.9% | 22.2% |
| 2021 | -63.8% | 16.3% | 5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.8% | 18.3% | 23.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 16.4% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 5.9% | 22.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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 work on weekends by professional status and occupation in Norway?
- Work on weekends by professional status and occupation in Norway was 21.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest work on weekends by professional status and occupation recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest work on weekends by professional status and occupation recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2021.
- How does Norway rank for work on weekends by professional status and occupation?
- Norway ranks 18th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is work on weekends by professional status and occupation rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Work on weekends by professional status and occupation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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