Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Norway

Norway: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural was 1.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
1.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 84 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2008
All-time low
0.9%
in 2006
Years of data
13
2004–2016

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Norway, 2004–2016

00.20.40.60.812004201020162004: 0.931 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242005: 0.915 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242006: 0.911 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.941 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242008: 1 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.938 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242010: 0.934 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.921 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.953 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.987 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242014: 1 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242015: 1 % of rural employed youth aged 15-242016: 1 % of rural employed youth aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural employed youth aged 15-24.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Norway is 1.0%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Norway peaked at 1.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2006.

Norway ranks 1st of 84 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Norway, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24) in Norway, 2004 to 2016.
Year % of rural employed youth aged 15-24 Change
2004 0.9%
2005 0.9% -1.7%
2006 0.9% -0.5%
2007 0.9% +3.2%
2008 1.0% +6.3%
2009 0.9% -6.2%
2010 0.9% -0.4%
2011 0.9% -1.3%
2012 1.0% +3.5%
2013 1.0% +3.5%
2014 1.0% +1.3%
2015 1.0% +0.0%
2016 1.0% +0.0%

Norway compared with similar countries

  • Norway's 1.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Norway's 1.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 6
2010s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 7

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 1 Belgium 1.0%
  2. 1 Ukraine 1.0% compare
  3. 4 Cyprus 1.0% compare

See the full ranking of 84 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Norway?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural in Norway was 1.0% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2008.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2006.
How does Norway rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural?
Norway ranks 1st out of 84 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of rural employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,136 data points, 1970–2021
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