People living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Norway

Norway: People living in households with very low work intensity by tenure was 10.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
10.6%
Change on year
up 23.3%
World rank
6th
of 41 countries
All-time high
10.6%
in 2025
All-time low
8.0%
in 2016
Years of data
11
2015–2025

People living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Norway, 2015–2025

02.557.5102015202020252015: 8.2 Percentage2016: 8 Percentage2017: 8.7 Percentage2018: 9 Percentage2019: 8.1 Percentage2020: 9.8 Percentage2021: 10 Percentage2022: 10.4 Percentage2023: 10 Percentage2024: 8.6 Percentage2025: 10.6 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

In 2025, people living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Norway stood at 10.6%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 23.3% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Norway peaked at 10.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2016.

That places Norway 6th out of 41 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

People living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Norway, year by year

Annual values for People living in households with very low work intensity by tenure status (population aged 0 to 64 years) in Norway, 2015 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2015 8.2%
2016 8.0% -2.4%
2017 8.7% +8.7%
2018 9.0% +3.4%
2019 8.1% -10.0%
2020 9.8% +21.0%
2021 10.0% +2.0%
2022 10.4% +4.0%
2023 10.0% -3.8%
2024 8.6% -14.0%
2025 10.6% +23.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 8.4% 8.0% 9.0% 5
2020s 9.9% 8.6% 10.6% 6

Countries ranked near Norway

  1. 3 Finland 11.6% compare
  2. 4 Belgium 11.5% compare
  3. 5 Denmark 11.0% compare
  4. 7 Türkiye 10.5% compare
  5. 8 North Macedonia 10.3% compare
  6. 9 Germany 10.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Norway?
People living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Norway was 10.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest people living in households with very low work intensity by tenure recorded in Norway?
The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2025.
What is the lowest people living in households with very low work intensity by tenure recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2016.
How does Norway rank for people living in households with very low work intensity by tenure?
Norway ranks 6th out of 41 countries with data for 2025.
Is people living in households with very low work intensity by tenure rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Norway data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of People living in households with very low work intensity by tenure status (population aged 0 to 64 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People living in households with very low work intensity by tenure status (population aged 0 to 64 years)
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
44 places, 472 data points, 2014–2025
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