Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … age sex 0 in Norway
Norway: Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … age sex 0 was 13.9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
13.9
Change on year
down 10.3%
World rank
30th
of 49 countries
All-time high
35.5
in 2007
All-time low
13.9
in 2025
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Norway, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Norway is 13.9, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Norway peaked at 35.5 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 13.9, in 2025.
Norway ranks 30th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … age sex 0 in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 23.7 | — |
| 2005 | 33.6 | +41.8% |
| 2006 | 22.6 | -32.7% |
| 2007 | 35.5 | +57.1% |
| 2008 | 19.5 | -45.1% |
| 2009 | 21 | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 19.9 | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 16.6 | -16.6% |
| 2012 | 26.7 | +60.8% |
| 2013 | 22.6 | -15.4% |
| 2014 | 17.1 | -24.3% |
| 2015 | 22.6 | +32.2% |
| 2016 | 21.6 | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 20.9 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 28.8 | +37.8% |
| 2019 | 28.1 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 28.7 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 24.4 | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 16.1 | -34.0% |
| 2023 | 17.2 | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 15.5 | -9.9% |
| 2025 | 13.9 | -10.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 13.9 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.45, 68% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Norway's 13.9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.5, 68% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.98 | 19.5 | 35.5 | 6 |
| 2010s | 22.49 | 16.6 | 28.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3 | 13.9 | 28.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
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- Population density 14.86 (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Norway?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and in Norway was 13.9 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5 in 2007.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9 in 2025.
- How does Norway rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and?
- Norway ranks 30th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons living in households with very low work intensity by age and sex (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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