Labour Force (Total) rose 4.53% to 2.97 mil in Norway in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Norway reached an all time high of 2.97 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 2.14 mil in 1991. When compared to Norway's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Denmark amounted to 3.05 mil, 2.82 mil in Finland, 0.200 mil in Iceland and 5.56 mil in Sweden in 2021.
Norway has been ranked 106th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Australia | mil | 12.6 | 12.7 | 13.0 | 13.3 | 13.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | mil | 2.90 | 2.94 | 2.97 | 2.99 | 3.03 | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | mil | 2.70 | 2.70 | 2.72 | 2.75 | 2.76 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | mil | 42.7 | 43.6 | 43.8 | 43.9 | 44.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | mil | 0.203 | 0.209 | 0.212 | 0.215 | 0.218 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | mil | 126 | 127 | 130 | 133 | 136 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | mil | 9.10 | 9.13 | 9.19 | 9.31 | 9.47 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | mil | 2.54 | 2.64 | 2.74 | 2.79 | 2.83 | ||||||||||||||||
| Norway | mil | 2.77 | 2.77 | 2.77 | 2.81 | 2.83 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | mil | 2.63 | 2.71 | 2.79 | 2.87 | 2.95 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil | 75.0 | 75.0 | 74.8 | 74.8 | 74.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | mil | 5.18 | 5.24 | 5.33 | 5.39 | 5.45 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | mil | 33.6 | 33.9 | 34.1 | 34.4 | 34.7 |
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