Time-related underemployment, female in Norway
Norway: Time-related underemployment, female was 4.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Time-related underemployment, female in Norway, 2001–2024
Source: International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/. Measured in % of employment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for time-related underemployment, female in Norway is 4.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 10.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, female in Norway peaked at 5.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2002.
That places Norway 38th out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Time-related underemployment, female in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.6% | — |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -12.7% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | +1049.1% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -14.7% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 3.9% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +14.9% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.7% | 0.5% | 5.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.9% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.4% | 5.3% | 5 |
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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 27,600 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 27,579 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 28,930 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time-related underemployment, female in Norway?
- Time-related underemployment, female in Norway was 4.9% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 5.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, female recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2002.
- How does Norway rank for time-related underemployment, female?
- Norway ranks 38th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is time-related underemployment, female rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization. “Labour Force Statistics database (LFS)” ILOSTAT. Accessed January 07, 2025. https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Time-related underemployment, female (% of employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Time-related underemployment refers to all persons in employment who (i) wanted to work additional hours, (ii) had worked less than a specified hours threshold (working time in all jobs), and (iii) were available to work additional hours given an opportunity for more work.