Norway Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Norway youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 9.64%, a 2.86% decline from 2021.
  • Norway youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 12.50%, a 1.21% increase from 2020.
  • Norway youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 11.29%, a 1.37% increase from 2019.
  • Norway youth unemployment rate for 2019 was 9.93%, a 0.26% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
New Caledonia 38.02%
French Polynesia 36.37%
Greece 30.05%
Spain 28.34%
Uruguay 27.58%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 27.20%
Barbados 24.49%
Italy 23.93%
Brunei 23.89%
Bahamas 23.85%
Saudi Arabia 23.77%
Sweden 20.68%
Panama 20.19%
Estonia 20.15%
Slovak Republic 19.30%
Cyprus 18.69%
Argentina 18.57%
Portugal 17.80%
France 17.75%
Croatia 17.56%
Luxembourg 17.54%
Chile 17.25%
Belgium 16.27%
Kuwait 15.38%
Channel Islands 14.79%
Finland 14.47%
Guam 13.64%
Latvia 13.20%
Puerto Rico 13.11%
Hong Kong 12.96%
Trinidad and Tobago 11.57%
Slovenia 11.09%
Lithuania 11.05%
Iceland 10.73%
Hungary 10.22%
Canada 10.01%
United Kingdom 9.94%
Norway 9.64%
Austria 9.40%
UAE 9.29%
New Zealand 9.23%
Ireland 9.15%
Denmark 8.78%
Poland 8.71%
Australia 8.29%
Malta 8.27%
United States 7.89%
Netherlands 7.79%
Oman 7.47%
Switzerland 7.37%
Czech Republic 7.08%
Macao 7.05%
South Korea 6.88%
Bahrain 6.63%
Singapore 6.12%
Israel 6.03%
Germany 5.75%
Japan 4.23%
Qatar 0.30%
Norway Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 9.64% -2.86%
2021 12.50% 1.21%
2020 11.29% 1.37%
2019 9.93% 0.26%
2018 9.67% -0.67%
2017 10.34% -0.79%
2016 11.13% 1.24%
2015 9.89% 2.06%
2014 7.83% -1.27%
2013 9.09% 0.67%
2012 8.42% -0.19%
2011 8.61% -0.66%
2010 9.28% 0.10%
2009 9.18% 1.69%
2008 7.48% 0.10%
2007 7.39% -1.37%
2006 8.76% -2.57%
2005 11.33% -1.31%
2004 12.64% 0.93%
2003 11.70% -1.14%
2002 12.85% 0.87%
2001 11.97% 1.05%
2000 10.92% -1.11%
1999 12.03% -0.50%
1998 12.53% -2.11%
1997 14.64% -0.49%
1996 15.12% -3.86%
1995 18.99% 6.62%
1994 12.37% -1.25%
1993 13.62% 0.05%
1992 13.57% 1.05%
1991 12.52% 1.05%