Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Norway
Norway: Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture was 7.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Norway, 2007–2021
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Norway stood at 7.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.3% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Norway peaked at 15.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2007.
That places Norway 66th out of 81 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6.0% | — |
| 2010 | 7.7% | +28.3% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | +15.3% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | +60.3% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | -35.9% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | -17.8% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | +21.1% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 7.7% | 15.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 7.5% | 9.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More agriculture & rural data for Norway
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,553 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7644 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1643 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Norway?
- Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Norway was 7.5% in 2021, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2007.
- How does Norway rank for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture?
- Norway ranks 66th out of 81 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%).