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 ← Previous Page 3 of 5 Next →