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Work assessment allowance
The statistics provide an overview of recipients of the work assessment allowance pursuant to the regulations of the National Insurance Scheme. A core part of the statistics is the description of work assessment allowance recipients according to various identifiers, as well as their attachment to the labour market.
Selected figures from this statistics
- Recipients of work assessment allowance by sex and age, 18-67 yearsDownload table as ...Recipients of work assessment allowance by sex and age, 18-67 years
2023 Recipients of work assessment allowance Recipients of work assessment allowance, per cent of population Both sexes 188 021 5.3 Males 76 908 4.2 Females 111 113 6.3 18-24 years 16 508 3.5 25-34 years 39 628 5.2 35-44 years 41 673 5.6 45-54 years 44 272 6.0 55-61 years 30 216 6.1 62-67 years 15 724 4.3 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Recipients of work assessment allowance by sex, age and education levelDownload table as ...Recipients of work assessment allowance by sex, age and education level
2023 Recipients of work assessment allowance Recipients of work assessment allowance, per cent of population Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females 18-67 years Total 188 021 76 908 111 113 5.3 4.2 6.3 Basic school level 65 724 31 836 33 888 9.5 8.2 11.0 Upper secondary education 70 873 30 920 39 953 5.4 4.1 7.3 Higher education 47 964 12 421 35 543 3.4 2.1 4.3 Unknown or no completed education 3 460 1 731 1 729 2.0 1.7 2.3 18-24 years Total 16 508 7 045 9 463 3.5 2.9 4.2 Basic school level 11 867 5 429 6 438 7.6 6.0 9.7 Upper secondary education 4 099 1 453 2 646 1.9 1.3 2.6 Higher education 466 122 344 0.6 0.4 0.7 Unknown or no completed education 76 41 35 0.5 0.5 0.4 25-34 years Total 39 628 16 731 22 897 5.2 4.3 6.1 Basic school level 17 022 8 457 8 565 13.4 11.2 16.7 Upper secondary education 13 346 5 764 7 582 6.2 4.2 9.9 Higher education 8 854 2 285 6 569 2.4 1.5 3.0 Unknown or no completed education 406 225 181 0.7 0.8 0.7 35-44 years Total 41 673 15 687 25 986 5.6 4.1 7.1 Basic school level 13 437 6 647 6 790 10.8 9.2 13.1 Upper secondary education 13 864 5 556 8 308 6.4 4.2 9.7 Higher education 13 403 3 006 10 397 3.8 2.1 5.0 Unknown or no completed education 969 478 491 1.8 1.5 2.5 45-54 years Total 44 272 16 788 27 484 6.0 4.5 7.6 Basic school level 11 090 5 168 5 922 10.3 8.8 12.1 Upper secondary education 18 461 7 851 10 610 6.5 4.8 9.0 Higher education 13 687 3 307 10 380 4.3 2.5 5.7 Unknown or no completed education 1 034 462 572 3.3 2.4 4.7 55-61 years Total 30 216 12 685 17 531 6.1 5.0 7.2 Basic school level 7 903 3 882 4 021 8.2 7.7 8.8 Upper secondary education 13 660 6 126 7 534 6.4 5.2 7.9 Higher education 8 011 2 349 5 662 4.6 3.1 5.9 Unknown or no completed education 642 328 314 5.1 4.8 5.5 62-67 years Total 15 724 7 972 7 752 4.3 4.3 4.2 Basic school level 4 405 2 253 2 152 5.3 5.7 4.9 Upper secondary education 7 443 4 170 3 273 4.6 4.7 4.4 Higher education 3 543 1 352 2 191 3.1 2.5 3.5 Unknown or no completed education 333 197 136 4.5 5.5 3.6 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Recipients of work assessment allowance by sex, age and country backgroundDownload table as ...Recipients of work assessment allowance by sex, age and country background
2023 Recipients of work assessment allowance Recipients of work assessment allowance, per cent of population Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females 18-67 years Immigrants, total 41 683 19 691 21 992 5.3 4.9 5.7 Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand 13 872 7 302 6 570 4.2 3.8 4.8 Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions 27 811 12 389 15 422 6.0 5.8 6.3 The rest of the population 146 338 57 217 89 121 5.2 4.0 6.5 18-24 years Immigrants, total 1 149 635 514 1.7 1.8 1.6 Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand 389 182 207 1.6 1.5 1.7 Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions 760 453 307 1.8 2.0 1.5 The rest of the population 15 359 6 410 8 949 3.9 3.1 4.6 25-34 years Immigrants, total 4 864 2 517 2 347 2.7 2.8 2.6 Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand 1 463 659 804 2.0 1.7 2.4 Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions 3 401 1 858 1 543 3.2 3.6 2.8 The rest of the population 34 764 14 214 20 550 5.9 4.7 7.2 35-44 years Immigrants, total 11 660 4 957 6 703 4.8 4.0 5.6 Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand 3 774 1 728 2 046 3.7 2.8 4.8 Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions 7 886 3 229 4 657 5.6 5.1 6.0 The rest of the population 30 013 10 730 19 283 6.0 4.2 7.9 45-54 years Immigrants, total 13 288 5 795 7 493 7.6 6.4 8.9 Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand 4 150 2 157 1 993 5.4 4.5 6.9 Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions 9 138 3 638 5 500 9.4 8.6 10.0 The rest of the population 30 984 10 993 19 991 5.5 3.8 7.2 55-61 years Immigrants, total 7 363 3 781 3 582 9.3 9.0 9.6 Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand 2 582 1 546 1 036 7.7 7.6 7.9 Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions 4 781 2 235 2 546 10.4 10.3 10.5 The rest of the population 22 853 8 904 13 949 5.5 4.2 6.8 62-67 years Immigrants, total 3 359 2 006 1 353 7.7 8.8 6.4 Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand 1 514 1 030 484 8.5 9.9 6.6 Europe except EU/EFTA/UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions 1 845 976 869 7.1 7.9 6.3 The rest of the population 12 365 5 966 6 399 3.8 3.7 3.9 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - New recipients of work assessment allowance by sex and age.Download table as ...New recipients of work assessment allowance by sex and age.
2023 New recipients of work assessment allowance New recipients of work assessment allowance, per cent of population Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females 18-67 years 61 989 26 389 35 600 1.7 1.4 2.0 18-24 years 7 106 3 119 3 987 1.5 1.3 1.8 25-34 years 13 002 5 634 7 368 1.7 1.4 2.0 35-44 years 13 284 5 250 8 034 1.8 1.4 2.2 45-54 years 13 966 5 574 8 392 1.9 1.5 2.3 55-61 years 9 818 4 236 5 582 2.0 1.7 2.3 62-67 years 4 813 2 576 2 237 1.3 1.4 1.2 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Recipients of work assessment allowence by sex, age and work-intensity.Download table as ...Recipients of work assessment allowence by sex, age and work-intensity.
2023 Recipients of work assessment allowance Recipients of work assessment allowance (per cent) Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females 18-67 years All intensity levels 188 021 76 908 111 113 100.0 100.0 100.0 None 108 898 50 456 58 442 57.9 65.6 52.6 Low 28 957 11 591 17 366 15.4 15.1 15.6 HIgh 12 309 4 110 8 199 6.5 5.3 7.4 Full 37 857 10 751 27 106 20.1 14.0 24.4 18-24 years All intensity levels 16 508 7 045 9 463 100.0 100.0 100.0 None 11 465 5 143 6 322 69.5 73.0 66.8 Low 2 529 1 061 1 468 15.3 15.1 15.5 HIgh 1 043 365 678 6.3 5.2 7.2 Full 1 471 476 995 8.9 6.8 10.5 25-34 years All intensity levels 39 628 16 731 22 897 100.0 100.0 100.0 None 24 897 11 554 13 343 62.8 69.1 58.3 Low 6 344 2 656 3 688 16.0 15.9 16.1 HIgh 2 609 852 1 757 6.6 5.1 7.7 Full 5 778 1 669 4 109 14.6 10.0 17.9 35-44 years All intensity levels 41 673 15 687 25 986 100.0 100.0 100.0 None 23 843 10 298 13 545 57.2 65.6 52.1 Low 6 515 2 432 4 083 15.6 15.5 15.7 HIgh 2 774 875 1 899 6.7 5.6 7.3 Full 8 541 2 082 6 459 20.5 13.3 24.9 45-54 years All intensity levels 44 272 16 788 27 484 100.0 100.0 100.0 None 23 682 10 554 13 128 53.5 62.9 47.8 Low 6 601 2 510 4 091 14.9 15.0 14.9 HIgh 3 029 910 2 119 6.8 5.4 7.7 Full 10 960 2 814 8 146 24.8 16.8 29.6 55-61 years All intensity levels 30 216 12 685 17 531 100.0 100.0 100.0 None 15 861 7 798 8 063 52.5 61.5 46.0 Low 4 595 1 842 2 753 15.2 14.5 15.7 HIgh 1 915 671 1 244 6.3 5.3 7.1 Full 7 845 2 374 5 471 26.0 18.7 31.2 62-67 years All intensity levels 15 724 7 972 7 752 100.0 100.0 100.0 None 9 150 5 109 4 041 58.2 64.1 52.1 Low 2 373 1 090 1 283 15.1 13.7 16.6 HIgh 939 437 502 6.0 5.5 6.5 Full 3 262 1 336 1 926 20.7 16.8 24.8 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ...
About the statistics
The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 15 June 2021.
Resident. The statistics cover persons who were registered in the National Registry as resident in Norway as of 31 December. The Act of Population Registration of 16 January 1970 (with subsequent amendments) and associated regulations from 1994 set out the criteria for classification as a resident in Norway. The total number of residents in an area is also referred to as the population.
Information on place of residence, gender and age is retrieved from the National Registry. Information on place of residence and age relates to the end of the statistical year.
Work assessment allowance from the National Insurance Scheme is intended to provide an income for persons between 18 and 67 years of age who, due to illness, injury or disability, have a reduced working capacity and are actively receiving treatment, or participating in a return-to-work initiative or receiving other treatment aimed at finding employment or remaining in work. The capacity for work must be reduced by at least half. The work assessment allowance is calculated on the basis of the income in the year preceding the reduction in capacity for work, or of the average of the 3 preceding years if this results in a higher amount. Everyone is guaranteed a minimum annual amount, including those without an employment history. The main rule for qualifying for work assessment allowance is that recipients must remain in Norway. The allowance can be paid for up to three years, but this may be extended by a further two years under certain conditions. Several changes were introduced to the regulations for work assessment allowance on 1 January 2018, including in relation to length of entitlement (see nav.no/aap2018).
Recipients of work assessment allowance are persons who receive work assessment allowance from the National Insurance Scheme for at least one month in a year. The vast majority of the tables in the statistics only include recipients of work assessment allowance who are resident in Norway (see definition). Two tables also include non-resident recipients, and a distinction is made in the figures between residents and non-residents.
New recipients of work assessment allowance are persons who received work assessment allowance in month m during the course of a year, but who did not receive it in month m-1. In cases where m represents January, m-1 will represent December in the preceding year. It is possible to restart the allowance several times following a break of at least one month in a 12-month period, but recipients are only counted as a new recipient once in such cases.
Access to work assessment allowance refers to the number of times that work assessment allowance was restarted after a break of at least one month in a 12-month period. Access to the allowance can be restarted several times during the period, and each restart following a break of at least one month is counted as a reaccess.
Work intensity is a measure of a person’s degree of employment as an employee whilst receiving work assessment allowance. The measurement requires receipt of work assessment allowance and paid employment to have occurred in the same month, and is calculated as ‘the number of months in which income from work and work assessment allowance is received / the number of months that work assessment allowance is received’. The results are shown as Zero (no months where both conditions occur), Low (employed for at least one but less than half of the months when work assessment allowance was received), High (employed for more than half but not all months when work assessment allowance was received) and Full (employed in all months when work assessment allowance was received).
Employees are defined as persons who performed paid work, with compensation in the form of wages or similar, for at least one hour in the reference week, as well as persons who had such work but were temporarily absent due to illness, holiday leave, paid leave or similar. Persons undertaking military or civilian national service are considered to be in employment. Persons on government employment initiatives who receive wages from an employer are also classified as employees. This follows the recommendations of the International Labour Organization (ILO). Statistics Norway’s statistics use the terms ‘employee’ and ‘wage earner’ interchangeably. Note that the self-employed are not therefore included in the measurement of work intensity in these statistics.
See also About the statistics at http://www.ssb.no/arbeid-og-lonn/statistikker/arblonn/kvartal
Immigrants are persons born abroad to two foreign-born parents and four foreign-born grandparents. Country of birth is normally the mother’s country of residence at the time of the person’s birth.
EU/EEA, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand include immigrants with the following countries of birth: Denmark, Greenland, Finland, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Sweden, Belgium, Bulgaria, Andorra, Estonia, France, Gibraltar, Greece, Ireland, Croatia, Italy, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Lithuania, Spain, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany, Slovenia, Hungary, Austria, Vatican City, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Canada, USA, Australia and New Zealand.
Asia, Africa, Latin America, Oceania, except Australia and New Zealand and Europe except EU/EEA include immigrants born in the following countries: Albania, Belarus, Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Asia, Africa, America excluding USA and Canada and Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand. Persons who were stateless at birth or with an unknown country of birth are also included.
Data on education relates to 1 October in the statistical year. In these statistics, a variant of the Classification of education is used, where the highest completed education is classified as follows: http://www.ssb.no/klass/klassifikasjoner/36/varianter/843
The Norwegian Standard Classification of Education 2016 forms the basis for this classification:
http://www.ssb.no/utdanning/artikler-og-publikasjoner/norsk-standard-for-utdanningsgruppering-2016
http://www.ssb.no/klass/klassifikasjoner/36
The classification of municipalities is in line with the list of municipalities as of 31 December in the statistical year.
Classification of municipalities: https://www.ssb.no/klass/klassifikasjoner/131