People living in households with very low work intensity … tenure in Norway
Norway: People living in households with very low work intensity … tenure was 10.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
People living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Norway, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat.
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, in 2016.
That places Norway 7th out of 45 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 … tenure in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8.2 | — |
| 2016 | 8 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 8.7 | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 9 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 8.1 | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 9.8 | +21.0% |
| 2021 | 10 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 10.4 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 10 | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 8.6 | -14.0% |
| 2025 | 10.6 | +23.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 10.6 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.3, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Norway's 10.6 is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.95, 1.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.4 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.9 | 8.6 | 10.6 | 6 |
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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 in 2016.
- How does Norway rank for people living in households with very low work intensity by tenure?
- Norway ranks 7th out of 45 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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