ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in Norway
Norway: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per was 39.23 No in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in Norway, 1981–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Norway is 39.23 No, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.9% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Norway peaked at 43 No in 1989 and was at its lowest, 34.53 No, in 2020.
That places Norway 60th out of 89 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per in Norway, year by year
| Year | No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 39.9 No | — |
| 1982 | 40 No | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 39.9 No | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 40 No | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 40.6 No | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 41.1 No | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 40.1 No | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 40.6 No | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 43 No | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 39.39 No | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 41.83 No | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 39.99 No | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 42.84 No | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 39.46 No | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 40.14 No | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 38.73 No | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 40.53 No | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 36.92 No | -8.9% |
| 2004 | 38.81 No | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 38.44 No | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 37.34 No | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 39.03 No | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 41.7 No | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 38.09 No | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 38.35 No | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 36.68 No | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 41.2 No | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 35.02 No | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 35.67 No | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 35.91 No | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 38.19 No | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 35.87 No | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 35.35 No | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 39.46 No | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 34.53 No | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 35.16 No | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 37.22 No | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 35.07 No | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 39.23 No | +11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.58 No | 39.9 No | 43 No | 9 |
| 1990s | 40.7 No | 39.39 No | 42.84 No | 5 |
| 2000s | 38.97 No | 36.92 No | 41.7 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.17 No | 35.02 No | 41.2 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.24 No | 34.53 No | 39.23 No | 5 |
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 ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Norway?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per in Norway was 39.23 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 43 No in 1989.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.53 No in 2020.
- How does Norway rank for ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per?
- Norway ranks 60th out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — mean weekly hours actually worked per rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Mean weekly hours actually worked per employee in agriculture — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.