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Norway Average Unemployment Rate 1980-2025

Name: Norway Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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3.82% 46 data points

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

Norway's average unemployment rate from 1980 to 2025 was 3.82%, based on 46 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	4.64%	+0.62pp	78th
2024	4.00%	+0.41pp	70th
2023	3.57%	+0.32pp	63rd
2022	3.23%	−1.18pp	43rd
2021	4.36%	−0.24pp	53rd
2020	4.42%	+0.70pp	53rd
2019	3.68%	−0.17pp	58th
2018	3.80%	−0.42pp	54th
2017	4.16%	−0.58pp	63rd
2016	4.68%	+0.15pp	69th
2015	4.30%	+0.68pp	57th
2014	3.49%	−0.29pp	42nd
2013	3.43%	+0.13pp	40th
2012	3.13%	−0.24pp	30th
2011	3.20%	−0.60pp	32nd
2010	3.53%	+0.26pp	40th
2009	3.10%	+0.35pp	27th
2008	2.52%	−0.02pp	22nd
2007	2.49%	−0.95pp	22nd
2006	3.40%	−1.22pp	39th
2005	4.38%	−0.09pp	54th
2004	4.26%	−0.24pp	49th
2003	4.22%	+0.33pp	51st
2002	4.02%	+0.48pp	50th
2001	3.74%	+0.31pp	46th
2000	3.46%	+0.29pp	41st
1999	3.25%	+0.06pp	36th
1998	3.74%	−0.30pp	46th
1997	4.69%	−0.15pp	62nd
1996	5.04%	+0.13pp	64th
1995	6.31%	+0.91pp	78th
1994	5.35%	−0.60pp	71st
1993	5.97%	+0.05pp	86th
1992	5.91%	+0.44pp	90th
1991	5.41%	+0.18pp	89th
1990	5.23%	+0.32pp	27th
1989	4.91%	+1.76pp	22nd
1988	3.15%	+1.07pp	14th
1987	2.08%	+0.12pp	6th
1986	1.96%	−0.63pp	5th
1985	2.59%	−0.56pp	6th
1984	3.15%	−0.28pp	7th
1983	3.43%	+0.82pp	8th
1982	2.61%	+0.61pp	6th
1981	2.00%	+0.35pp	6th
1980	1.65%	–	7th

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