Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … NUTS 2 region in Norway
Norway: Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … NUTS 2 region was 9.2 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by NUTS 2 in Norway, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Norway recorded 9.2 for persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 in 2025.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 in Norway peaked at 98.5 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5.9, in 2014.
Norway ranks 11th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … NUTS 2 region in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 98.5 | — |
| 2004 | 8.1 | -91.8% |
| 2005 | 8.3 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 7.7 | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 8.7 | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 6.5 | -25.3% |
| 2009 | 7 | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 7.5 | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 7.1 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 7.1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.4 | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 5.9 | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 7.8 | +32.2% |
| 2016 | 7.7 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 8.8 | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 9.2 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 8.5 | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 8.7 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 9.4 | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 9 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 8.5 | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 8.6 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 9.2 | +7.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 9.2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.75, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Norway's 9.2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.1, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … NUTS 2 region in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -91.8% | 98.5 | 8.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.69 | 6.5 | 98.5 | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.6 | 5.9 | 9.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 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 nuts 2 in Norway?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 in Norway was 9.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5 in 2003.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9 in 2014.
- How does Norway rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2?
- Norway ranks 11th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by nuts 2 rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 NUTS 2 region (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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