Unemployment rate (IMF) — all countries

Unemployment rate (IMF) — Norway

Unemployment rate (IMF) in Norway in 2031 — 3.9%. Ranked 30 in the world out of 102. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 2.3 pp.

2031 3.9% +0 pp vs 2030
World rank 30of 102
Period maximum 5.9%1992
Period minimum 1.6%1980

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of labor force

Unemployment rate (IMF) — Norway, 1980–2031024619801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: 1.6%1981: 2%1982: 2.6%1983: 3.4%1984: 3.1%1985: 2.6%1986: 2%1987: 2.1%1988: 3.1%1989: 4.9%1990: 5.2%1991: 5.5%1992: 5.9%1993: 5.9%1994: 5.4%1995: 4.9%1996: 4.8%1997: 4%1998: 3.2%1999: 3.2%2000: 3.4%2001: 3.5%2002: 3.9%2003: 4.5%2004: 4.5%2005: 4.6%2006: 3.4%2007: 2.5%2008: 2.7%2009: 3.3%2010: 3.8%2011: 3.4%2012: 3.3%2013: 3.8%2014: 3.6%2015: 4.5%2016: 4.7%2017: 4.2%2018: 3.9%2019: 3.7%2020: 4.6%2021: 4.4%2022: 3.3%2023: 3.6%2024: 4%2025: 4.5%2026: 4.2%2027: 4.2%2028: 4%2029: 4%2030: 3.9%2031: 3.9%
Change over the period: +2.3 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp
Unemployment rate (IMF) — Norway, by year Norway All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 3.9 +0 pp
2030 3.9 −0.1 pp
2029 4 +0 pp
2028 4 −0.2 pp
2027 4.2 +0 pp
2026 4.2 −0.3 pp
2025 4.5 +0.5 pp
2024 4 +0.4 pp
2023 3.6 +0.3 pp
2022 3.3 −1.1 pp
2021 4.4 −0.2 pp
2020 4.6 +0.9 pp
2019 3.7 −0.2 pp
2018 3.9 −0.3 pp
2017 4.2 −0.5 pp
2016 4.7 +0.2 pp
2015 4.5 +0.9 pp
2014 3.6 −0.2 pp
2013 3.8 +0.5 pp
2012 3.3 −0.1 pp
2011 3.4 −0.4 pp
2010 3.8 +0.5 pp
2009 3.3 +0.6 pp
2008 2.7 +0.2 pp
2007 2.5 −0.9 pp
2006 3.4 −1.2 pp
2005 4.6 +0.1 pp
2004 4.5 +0 pp
2003 4.5 +0.6 pp
2002 3.9 +0.4 pp
2001 3.5 +0.1 pp
2000 3.4 +0.2 pp
1999 3.2 +0 pp
1998 3.2 −0.8 pp
1997 4 −0.8 pp
1996 4.8 −0.1 pp
1995 4.9 −0.5 pp
1994 5.4 −0.5 pp
1993 5.9 +0 pp
1992 5.9 +0.4 pp
1991 5.5 +0.3 pp
1990 5.2 +0.3 pp
1989 4.9 +1.8 pp
1988 3.1 +1 pp
1987 2.1 +0.1 pp
1986 2 −0.6 pp
1985 2.6 −0.5 pp
1984 3.1 −0.3 pp
1983 3.4 +0.8 pp
1982 2.6 +0.6 pp
1981 2 +0.4 pp
1980 1.6

About the indicator

The unemployment rate as a percent of the labor force, from the IMF World Economic Outlook database. The series is shorter than the ILO one: the IMF publishes it only for countries with comparable labor market statistics, but in exchange it includes a forecast. For full country coverage there is the unemployment rate based on ILO data.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.