Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Norway
Norway: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) was 83.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Norway, 1982–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
In 2025, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Norway stood at 83.7%.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Norway peaked at 159.7% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 67.8%, in 2010.
That places Norway 135th out of 155 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 110.7% | — |
| 1983 | 116.3% | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 106.1% | -8.8% |
| 1985 | 128.1% | +20.7% |
| 1986 | 159.7% | +24.7% |
| 1987 | 158.4% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 116.0% | -26.7% |
| 1989 | 91.4% | -21.2% |
| 1990 | 88.3% | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 88.7% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 83.7% | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 90.7% | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 91.9% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 91.5% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 104.4% | +14.1% |
| 1997 | 96.6% | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 102.2% | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 87.5% | -14.3% |
| 2000 | 104.7% | +19.6% |
| 2001 | 98.1% | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 89.0% | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 91.7% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 83.5% | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 87.7% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 97.6% | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 79.7% | -18.3% |
| 2008 | 78.3% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 67.8% | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 82.2% | +21.3% |
| 2012 | 69.6% | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 70.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 72.4% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 76.9% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 71.3% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 77.4% | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 80.3% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 91.9% | +14.5% |
| 2020 | 87.0% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 92.5% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 69.4% | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 95.2% | +37.2% |
| 2024 | 91.7% | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 83.7% | -8.7% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 83.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 101.1%, 83% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Norway's 83.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100.2%, 83% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 123.4% | 91.4% | 159.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 92.5% | 83.7% | 104.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.5% | 75.0% | 104.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 67.8% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.6% | 69.4% | 95.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More gender data for Norway
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 850.35 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9674 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,879 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,879 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.5298 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 26,013 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,570 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 27,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 26,158 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Norway?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Norway was 83.7% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 159.7% in 1986.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.8% in 2010.
- How does Norway rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%)?
- Norway ranks 135th out of 155 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.