{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"no-self-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/no-self-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/no-self-employment-rate/","title":"Norway Self-Employed Persons (2025)","description":"Norway's Self-Employed Persons: 151.6 thousand persons in 2025, +9.2% YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_ESGAN2), 2008–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Norway","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Norway","temporal_coverage":"2008/2025","unit":"thousand persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Norway Self-Employed Persons","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_ESGAN2/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2008–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"18"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Norway"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Norway (2025)","value":"151.6","unit":"thousand persons","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+9.2% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+9.2%","unit":"thousand persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"18","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Norway Self-Employed Persons"}],"observation_count":18,"observations":[{"period":"2008","value":188.5},{"period":"2009","value":196},{"period":"2010","value":187.9},{"period":"2011","value":174.2},{"period":"2012","value":174.8},{"period":"2013","value":176.3},{"period":"2014","value":185.1},{"period":"2015","value":180.5},{"period":"2016","value":178.8},{"period":"2017","value":170.1},{"period":"2018","value":170.1},{"period":"2019","value":172},{"period":"2020","value":161.5},{"period":"2021","value":120.3},{"period":"2022","value":124.9},{"period":"2023","value":126.3},{"period":"2024","value":138.8},{"period":"2025","value":151.6}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"thousand persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"151.6","yoyChange":"+9.2%"},{"year":"2024","value":"138.8","yoyChange":"+9.9%"},{"year":"2023","value":"126.3","yoyChange":"+1.1%"},{"year":"2022","value":"124.9","yoyChange":"+3.8%"},{"year":"2021","value":"120.3","yoyChange":"-25.5%"},{"year":"2020","value":"161.5","yoyChange":"-6.1%"},{"year":"2019","value":"172.0","yoyChange":"+1.1%"},{"year":"2018","value":"170.1","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2017","value":"170.1","yoyChange":"-4.9%"},{"year":"2016","value":"178.8","yoyChange":"-0.9%"},{"year":"2015","value":"180.5","yoyChange":"-2.5%"},{"year":"2014","value":"185.1","yoyChange":"+5.0%"},{"year":"2013","value":"176.3","yoyChange":"+0.9%"},{"year":"2012","value":"174.8","yoyChange":"+0.3%"},{"year":"2011","value":"174.2","yoyChange":"-7.3%"},{"year":"2010","value":"187.9","yoyChange":"-4.1%"},{"year":"2009","value":"196.0","yoyChange":"+4.0%"},{"year":"2008","value":"188.5","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of self-employed persons in Norway from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2008–2025 (18 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 196 thousand persons in 2009 and reached its lowest recorded value of 120.3 in 2021. The latest reading of 151.6 in 2025 represents a change of +12.8."}]}