Time-related underemployment, male in Norway
Norway: Time-related underemployment, male was 2.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Time-related underemployment, male 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
In 2024, time-related underemployment, male in Norway stood at 2.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time-related underemployment, male in Norway peaked at 3.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2001.
That places Norway 55th 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, male in Norway, year by year
| Year | % of employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.3% | — |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +19.1% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | +439.5% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +33.5% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -26.0% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +25.3% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +45.2% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -22.3% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.3% | 2.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 52 Seychelles 2.8% compare
- 53 Brunei Darussalam 2.7% compare
- 54 New Zealand 2.7% compare
- 56 Belize 2.6% compare
- 57 Switzerland 2.5% compare
- 58 Republic of Korea 2.4% compare
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, male in Norway?
- Time-related underemployment, male in Norway was 2.6% 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, male recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest time-related underemployment, male recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2001.
- How does Norway rank for time-related underemployment, male?
- Norway ranks 55th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is time-related underemployment, male rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. 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, male (% 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.