Norway - Self-employed

Self-employed, female (% of females employed)

Self-employed, female (% of females employed) in Norway was 4.40 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 10.50 in 1980, while its lowest value was 4.20 in 2002.

Definition: Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a ""self-employment jobs"" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.

Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.

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Year Value
1980 10.50
1981 10.20
1982 9.70
1983 8.90
1984 8.80
1985 8.00
1986 8.90
1987 7.70
1988 8.40
1989 7.70
1990 7.40
1991 6.80
1992 6.50
1993 6.50
1994 5.80
1995 6.50
1996 5.80
1997 5.20
1998 5.40
1999 4.90
2000 4.80
2001 5.00
2002 4.20
2003 4.40
2004 4.40
2005 4.60
2006 4.90
2007 4.60
2008 4.50
2009 4.90
2010 4.40

Self-employed, male (% of males employed)

Self-employed, male (% of males employed) in Norway was 10.70 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 17.00 in 1980, while its lowest value was 9.40 in 2001.

Definition: Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a ""self-employment jobs"" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.

Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.

See also:

Year Value
1980 17.00
1981 16.30
1982 16.60
1983 16.50
1984 16.60
1985 15.50
1986 15.70
1987 14.80
1988 14.90
1989 15.20
1990 14.60
1991 14.30
1992 13.60
1993 13.20
1994 12.80
1995 12.10
1996 11.40
1997 11.30
1998 11.30
1999 10.20
2000 9.90
2001 9.40
2002 10.00
2003 10.10
2004 10.50
2005 10.20
2006 11.70
2007 11.00
2008 10.80
2009 11.00
2010 10.70

Self-employed, total (% of total employed)

Self-employed, total (% of total employed) in Norway was 7.70 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 14.30 in 1980, while its lowest value was 7.30 in 2001.

Definition: Self employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a ""self-employment jobs"" (i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced). Self employed workers include three subcategories: employers, own-account workers, and members of producers' cooperatives.

Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.

See also:

Year Value
1980 14.30
1981 13.80
1982 13.70
1983 13.20
1984 13.30
1985 12.20
1986 12.70
1987 11.60
1988 11.90
1989 11.80
1990 11.30
1991 10.80
1992 10.30
1993 10.20
1994 9.70
1995 9.50
1996 8.80
1997 8.40
1998 8.50
1999 7.70
2000 7.50
2001 7.30
2002 7.30
2003 7.40
2004 7.60
2005 7.60
2006 8.50
2007 8.00
2008 7.80
2009 8.10
2010 7.70

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity