Australia vs Norway: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per)
Australia
0.1186 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Norway
0.1778 per 100,000 people
in 2025
Australia rank
208th
Norway rank
206th
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) over time
- Australia
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.1778 per 100,000 people against 0.1186 per 100,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.0592 per 100,000 people.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.5 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Norway ahead.
Australia ranks 208th and Norway ranks 206th of 241 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1046 per 100,000 people | 0.0586 per 100,000 people | 0.046 per 100,000 people | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.1077 per 100,000 people | 0.1635 per 100,000 people | 0.0559 per 100,000 people | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.1031 per 100,000 people | 0.1921 per 100,000 people | 0.089 per 100,000 people | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin, Australia or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.1778 per 100,000 people against 0.1186 per 100,000 people in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin between Australia and Norway?
- 0.0592 per 100,000 people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Norway?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Norway rank globally for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Australia ranks 208th and Norway ranks 206th of 241 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.