Persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Norway
Norway: Persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure was 9.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Norway, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Norway recorded 9.2% for persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 tenure in Norway peaked at 22.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2014.
Norway ranks 12th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 22.0% | — |
| 2004 | 8.0% | -63.6% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | -27.1% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | +30.0% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 9.2% | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.6% | 6.2% | 22.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 6.0% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 8.5% | 9.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Norway?
- Persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Norway was 9.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2014.
- How does Norway rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure?
- Norway ranks 12th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. 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 tenure status (population aged 0 to 59 years) - EU 2020 strategy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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