Gender in Norway

246 indicators covering gender for Norway.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index 96.88 2023 unchanged 21st
Women Business and the Law Index 96.88 2023 unchanged 21st
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 86.5% 2025 up 13.1% 155th
Share of female employment by economic sector 1.1% 2025 up 23.4% 156th
Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 1 2023 down 66.7% 193rd
Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 35.3 2019 down 12.4% 121st
Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 25.5 2019 down 14.4% 175th
Total Fertility Rate 1.41 2022 down 23.8% 165th
Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 95.5 2024 up 22.3% 13th
Women have the same rights to remarry as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 18.82 years 2018 up 4.1% 14th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 17.46 years 2018 up 4.4% 13th
Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 47.4% 2025 up 0.6% 16th
Women of reproductive age 1.23 million 2023 up 4.6% 120th
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 89.4% 2026 up 0.6% 8th
Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 6.6% 2020 down 8.3% 167th
Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 72 2026 up 7.5% 52nd
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 42.6% 2026 up 7.4% 22nd
Share of women in ministerial positions 47.4% 2024 up 0.6% 12th
Share of women in parliament 40.2% 2025 up 1.5% 29th
Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 96.34 2020 down 2.5% 32nd
Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 3.5% 2016 up 5.5% 177th
Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 6.3% 2016 down 25.9% 176th
Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 44.38 2024 up 11.9% 15th
Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.85 ratio 2026 down 4.5% 18th
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 83.7% 2025 up 8.8% 135th
Access to justice women row, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Share of pregnant women who have anemia 16.3% 2023 down 6.3% 171st
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 200.7 2023 up 34.2% 130th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 16.3% 2023 up 27.3% 178th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 16.3% 2023 down 6.3% 185th
Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 16.3% 2023 up 28.3% 177th
Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 16.3 2023 up 27.3% 166th
Gender Development Index 0.986 2022 down 0.5% 58th
Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 34.3% 2024 up 2.9% 84th
Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1 2024 down 0.2% 83rd
Gender Inequality Index 0.012 2022 down 77.4% 161st
Suicide Rate 13.19 2021 up 1.5% 42nd
Female migrants 48.5% 2020 down 1.2% 119th
Share of temporary employees 7.59 2024 down 14.2% 76th
Time-related underemployment, female 4.9% 2024 down 2.0% 38th