Reference Data in Norway

3,932 indicators covering reference data for Norway.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Seats held by women in national parliaments and governments 45.0% 2025 up 13.6% 3rd
Urban population, primary education and below 0.6% 2016 down 30.4% 34th
Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in post-secondary 15.1% 2017 up 58.4% 12th
Road freight transport of dangerous goods by type of dangerous goods 1,468 Million tonne-kilometre (TKM) 2025 up 10.1% 14th
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, urban 43.79 2016 up 3.4% 2nd
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, urban 0.9% 2016 up 4.0% 26th
Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban 1.0% 2016 down 0.8% 15th
Employment to population ratio, aged 15-64, urban 0.7% 2016 up 0.0% 7th
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, urban 0.8% 2016 up 0.8% 14th
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, urban 0.1% 2016 down 22.0% 72nd
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, urban 0.0% 2016 up 21.3% 83rd
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, urban 0.7% 2016 up 516.0% 2nd
Total labor force in the sample, aged 15-64, rural 687,776 2016 down 1.2% 67th
Total sample population, rural 1.41 million 2016 down 8.4% 73rd
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity 100.0% 2019 unchanged 1st
Average age, rural 38.29 2016 down 4.9% 40th
Population aged 0-14, rural 0.2% 2016 down 19.4% 77th
Population aged 15-24, rural 0.1% 2016 up 29.0% 54th
Working-age population, aged 15-64, rural 0.7% 2016 up 11.2% 11th
Population aged 25-64, rural 0.6% 2016 up 7.5% 16th
Population aged 65 and above, rural 0.2% 2016 down 16.9% 33rd
International road freight transport - unloaded goods in reporting 667 Million tonne-kilometre (TKM) 2025 down 39.1% 31st
International road freight transport - loaded goods in reporting 781 Million tonne-kilometre (TKM) 2025 down 44.5% 31st
International road freight transport - unloaded goods in reporting 306 Thousand tonnes 2025 down 33.0% 31st
International road freight transport - loaded goods in reporting 869 Thousand tonnes 2025 up 17.6% 26th
Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, total 0.0% 2016 down 43.0% 80th
Employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, total 0.1% 2016 up 46.1% 23rd
Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, total 0.1% 2016 down 24.3% 79th
Employment in the eletricity and public utilities sector, aged 15-64 0.0% 2016 — 66th
Employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 0.1% 2016 down 7.9% 18th
Employment in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total 0.2% 2016 up 17.1% 46th
Employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, total 0.1% 2016 up 2.5% 41st
Employment in the mining sector, aged 15-64, total 0.0% 2016 — 65th
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, total 1.0% 2016 up 0.2% 14th
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total 1.0% 2016 down 0.5% 26th
Employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, total 0.3% 2016 up 1.1% 10th
Employment in the public administration sector, aged 15-64, total 0.1% 2016 up 43.0% 32nd
Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, total 0.8% 2016 down 1.7% 16th
Employment in the transport and communication sector, aged 15-64 0.1% 2016 up 14.5% 17th
Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, total 42.86 2016 up 4.2% 15th
Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, total 42.54 2016 up 2.6% 11th
Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, total 43.03 2016 down 2.8% 38th
Passengers transported (detailed reporting only) 936 Millions of passenger-kilometres 2026 up 7.5% 23rd
Average performance of 15-year-old girls and boys in reading 497.96 score 2022 down 5.6% 19th
FDI flows by counterpart area, BMD4 — FDI financial flows - total -1,888 Reported currency 2024 up 83.7% 15th
Road motor vehicle traffic 33,316 Vehicle-kilometres 2001 up 15.8% 21st
Working-age population with no education, rural 0.0% 2016 up 4,105.1% 39th
Working-age population with primary education, rural 0.0% 2016 up 624.5% 91st
Working-age population with post-secondary education, rural 0.6% 2016 up 119.0% 2nd
Working-age population with secondary education, rural 0.4% 2016 down 47.5% 58th
Arrears on mortgage or rent payments 3.2% 2025 up 14.3% 14th
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and 12.3 2016 up 1.4% 18th
Air passenger transport between reporting and partner countries by 18.98 million Passenger 2025 up 10.8% 17th
Inability to keep home adequately warm 1.7% 2025 up 240.0% 45th
Inability to afford paying for one week annual holiday away from home 9.1% 2025 up 71.7% 45th
Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) 3.1% 2025 up 34.8% 37th
Inability to face unexpected financial expenses 22.7% 2025 up 35.1% 35th
Persons who cannot afford a computer 1.4% 2025 up 366.7% 44th
Share of consumer expenditure spent on alcohol and tobacco 3.9% 2023 down 4.5% 33rd
Inability to make ends meet 3.3% 2025 up 57.1% 36th