Youth Unemployment Rate in Norway increased to 15.20 percent in March from 14.60 percent in February of 2026. Youth Unemployment Rate in Norway averaged 11.49 percent from 1988 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 18.10 percent in August of 2025 and a record low of 6.90 percent in December of 1998. source: Statistics Norway

Youth Unemployment Rate in Norway is expected to be 14.70 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Norway Youth Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 14.50 percent in 2027 and 14.20 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 2915.00 2931.00 Thousand Mar 2026
Employment Rate 69.60 70.00 percent Mar 2026
Job Vacancies 74000.00 82600.00 Dec 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 73.20 73.60 percent Mar 2026
Population 5.59 5.55 Million Dec 2025
Productivity 107.84 108.20 points Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 4.90 4.90 percent Mar 2026
Wage Growth 4.90 5.48 percent Dec 2025
Wages 61090.00 59250.00 NOK/Month Dec 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 61360.00 59650.00 NOK/Month Dec 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 15.20 14.60 percent Mar 2026


Norway Youth Unemployment Rate
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
15.20 14.60 18.10 6.90 1988 - 2026 percent Monthly
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