Researchers (HC) - % Female in Norway
Norway: Researchers (HC) - % Female was 39.1% in 2023. β² Rising
Researchers (HC) - % Female in Norway, 1997β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Norway recorded 39.1% for researchers (hc) - % female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (hc) - % female in Norway peaked at 39.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 1997.
Norway ranks 58th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.0% | 26.1% | 27.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 28.6% | 35.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 35.7% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 38.5% | 39.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 55 Brunei Darussalam 39.8% compare
- 56 Greece 39.6% compare
- 57 Slovak Republic 39.5% compare
- 59 Belarus 38.9% compare
- 60 United Kingdom 38.7% compare
- 61 Cyprus 38.7% compare
More science & technology data for Norway
- Scientific and technical journal articles 13,756 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per square kilometre 0.0378 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Digital connectivity composite index 0.6459 standard deviations from the yearly mean (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country 6.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 people 109.35 (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions 109.35 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 634 (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (hc) - % female in Norway?
- Researchers (hc) - % female in Norway was 39.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers (hc) - % female recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 1997.
- How does Norway rank for researchers (hc) - % female?
- Norway ranks 58th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (hc) - % female rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Researchers (HC) - % Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release