Norway Long-Term Unemployment (2025)
Norway's Long-Term Unemployment: 136.3 thousands of persons in 2025, +13.0% YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_UGAN), 2005–2025.
Norway (2025)
136.3
thousands of persons
+13.0% YoY
YoY Change
+13.0%
Trend
up
Series length
21
years of data
Data
| Year | thousands of persons | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 136.3 | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 120.6 | +12.6% |
| 2023 | 107.1 | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 95.5 | -25.3% |
| 2021 | 127.8 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 125 | +20.2% |
| 2019 | 104 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 106.1 | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 114.8 | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 129.5 | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 118.5 | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 94.8 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 92.2 | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 83.3 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 84.2 | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 91.3 | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 80 | +21.6% |
| 2008 | 65.8 | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 62.2 | -24.9% |
| 2006 | 82.8 | -20.8% |
About this Dataset
Norway recorded 136.3 thousands of persons in 2025. The latest change was +13.0%. Across 2005–2025 the series ranges from 62.2 thousands of persons in 2007 to 136.3 thousands of persons in 2025.
This page tracks long-term unemployment (jobless 12+ months, thousands of persons) in Norway.
Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks long-term unemployment (jobless 12+ months, thousands of persons) in Norway. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations).
The series is at its highest recorded level, 136.3 thousands of persons in 2025, up from a low of 62.2 thousands of persons in 2007. The latest change was +13.0%.