Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … tenure in Norway
Norway: Persons living: EU 2020 strategy … tenure was 9.2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure in Norway, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat.
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 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 6, in 2014.
Norway ranks 12th of 49 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: EU 2020 strategy … tenure in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 22 | — |
| 2004 | 8 | -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 | -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 | -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 … tenure 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 | -63.6% | 22 | 8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.57 | 6.2 | 22 | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.59 | 6 | 9.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.88 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More population data for Norway
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.32 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1866 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 6,368 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.6612 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1496 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.231 (2100)
- Population density 14.86 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 224,990 (2100)
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 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 in 2014.
- How does Norway rank for persons living in households with very low work intensity by tenure?
- Norway ranks 12th out of 49 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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