Norway Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Norway unemployment rate for 2022 was 3.17%, a 1.2% decline from 2021.
  • Norway unemployment rate for 2021 was 4.37%, a 0.05% decline from 2020.
  • Norway unemployment rate for 2020 was 4.42%, a 0.73% increase from 2019.
  • Norway unemployment rate for 2019 was 3.69%, a 0.11% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
French Polynesia 13.10%
Spain 13.01%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 12.38%
New Caledonia 12.27%
Greece 12.16%
Bahamas 10.06%
Panama 8.79%
Barbados 8.20%
Italy 8.09%
Uruguay 7.84%
Chile 7.78%
France 7.45%
Sweden 7.36%
Brunei 7.20%
Cyprus 6.98%
Channel Islands 6.92%
Finland 6.80%
Croatia 6.75%
Argentina 6.49%
Latvia 6.43%
Guam 6.13%
Slovak Republic 6.09%
Puerto Rico 5.97%
Estonia 5.85%
Portugal 5.78%
Saudi Arabia 5.64%
Belgium 5.63%
Lithuania 5.57%
Canada 5.21%
Hong Kong 5.06%
Austria 4.71%
Luxembourg 4.70%
Ireland 4.36%
Switzerland 4.20%
Slovenia 4.18%
Denmark 4.17%
Trinidad and Tobago 3.98%
Iceland 3.81%
Australia 3.66%
United States 3.61%
United Kingdom 3.57%
Netherlands 3.54%
Israel 3.48%
Hungary 3.42%
New Zealand 3.25%
Norway 3.17%
Germany 2.99%
Malta 2.81%
South Korea 2.79%
Singapore 2.76%
UAE 2.75%
Japan 2.64%
Macao 2.63%
Poland 2.60%
Kuwait 2.48%
Czech Republic 2.37%
Oman 2.33%
Bahrain 1.40%
Qatar 0.10%
Norway Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 3.17% -1.20%
2021 4.37% -0.05%
2020 4.42% 0.73%
2019 3.69% -0.11%
2018 3.80% -0.36%
2017 4.16% -0.52%
2016 4.68% 0.38%
2015 4.30% 0.82%
2014 3.48% 0.06%
2013 3.42% 0.30%
2012 3.12% -0.09%
2011 3.21% -0.31%
2010 3.52% 0.42%
2009 3.10% 0.55%
2008 2.55% 0.06%
2007 2.49% -0.91%
2006 3.40% -0.98%
2005 4.38% 0.12%
2004 4.26% 0.04%
2003 4.22% 0.20%
2002 4.02% 0.28%
2001 3.74% 0.28%
2000 3.46% 0.21%
1999 3.25% -0.49%
1998 3.74% -0.95%
1997 4.69% -0.35%
1996 5.04% -1.27%
1995 6.31% 0.96%
1994 5.35% -0.62%
1993 5.97% 0.06%
1992 5.91% 0.50%
1991 5.41% 0.50%