Gender in Norway 246 indicators covering gender for Norway. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 18.0% 178th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 27.6% 181st Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 16.2% 180th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1 index 2025 up 0.1% 129th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 1.09 index 2025 down 0.3% 70th Labor force, female, annual growth rate 0.6449 % change on previous year 2025 down 42.2% 120th Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 54.3% 2050 up 1.9% 110th Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Women and men have equal rights to immovable property, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Labor force, female, per square kilometre 3.93 units per square kilometre 2023 up 8.7% 151st Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0025 units per square kilometre 2023 down 1.7% 174th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0127 units per square kilometre 2023 up 11.3% 161st Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.97 2023 up 1.8% 2nd Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 130,573 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 24.0% 2nd Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st Share of the population that is female 49.6% 2025 down 0.2% 164th Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 98.54 2024 down 1.0% 120th Gender Development Index 0.995 2023 down 0.5% 42nd Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.995 2023 down 0.5% 42nd Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.995 2023 down 0.5% 42nd Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.9722 2023 up 2.5% 3rd Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 up 10.2% 147th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.4349 % change on previous year 2023 up 12.4% 105th Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 26.1 2016 up 2.0% 99th Access to justice for women 1 2025 unchanged 1st Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 down 100.0% 18th Gender of the head of government 0 2025 down 100.0% 20th Gender of the head of state 0 2025 — 18th Share of women in parliament 40.2% 2025 up 1.4% 27th Population 5.57 million 2024 up 8.5% 115th Life Expectancy at Birth 83.16 2024 up 1.3% 19th SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 34.34 2025 down 6.3% 78th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 16.3% 2023 up 27.3% 164th Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 16.3% 2023 up 27.3% 166th Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 16.3% 2023 down 6.3% 171st Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 116.25 2024 up 2.5% 21st Sex ratio at birth 105.71 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.8% 68th Sex ratio by age 22.65 males per 100 females 2023 up 26.9% 107th Sex ratio at age 5 106.3 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.6% 45th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 105.71 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.8% 68th Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Probability of dying that year, among females 0.2% 2023 down 43.2% 227th Probability that a man will outlive a woman 41.1% 2023 up 3.7% 73rd Sex ratio at age 60 102.77 males per 100 females 2023 up 1.3% 37th Male population by age group 141,764 people 2023 down 11.6% 132nd Female population by age group 134,749 people 2023 down 11.4% 132nd Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 75 2023 unchanged 94th Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st ← Previous Page 2 of 5 Next →