Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Norway
Norway: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 0.1778 per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Norway, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2025, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Norway stood at 0.1778 per 100,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 54.7% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Norway peaked at 0.3926 per 100,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100,000 people, in 2000.
That places Norway 206th out of 241 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Norway, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2002 | 0.1098 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2003 | 0.1092 per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1085 per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2586 per 100,000 people | +138.2% |
| 2006 | 0 per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2008 | 0 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2009 | 0 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2010 | 0 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2011 | 0.1003 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2012 | 0.099 per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2936 per 100,000 people | +196.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2904 per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1918 per 100,000 people | -33.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1902 per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2833 per 100,000 people | +48.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0938 per 100,000 people | -66.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0931 per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0927 per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0922 per 100,000 people | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0911 per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3063 per 100,000 people | +236.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3926 per 100,000 people | +28.2% |
| 2025 | 0.1778 per 100,000 people | -54.7% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.1778 per 100,000 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9367 per 100,000 people, 19% of the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.1778 per 100,000 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.27 per 100,000 people, 4% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Norway changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +236.2% | 0.0911 per 100,000 people | 0.3063 per 100,000 people |
| 2013 | +196.6% | 0.099 per 100,000 people | 0.2936 per 100,000 people |
| 2005 | +138.2% | 0.1085 per 100,000 people | 0.2586 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0586 per 100,000 people | 0 per 100,000 people | 0.2586 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1635 per 100,000 people | 0 per 100,000 people | 0.2936 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1921 per 100,000 people | 0.0911 per 100,000 people | 0.3926 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 203 Republic of Korea 0.2284 per 100,000 people compare
- 203 South Korea 0.2284 per 100,000 people compare
- 205 Spain 0.1984 per 100,000 people compare
- 207 Switzerland 0.1227 per 100,000 people compare
- 208 Australia 0.1186 per 100,000 people compare
- 209 France 0.117 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Norway
- Red List Index 0.9513 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 4,698 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 30 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 30 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 47 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 47 (2025)
- Infant deaths 106 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 75 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Norway?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Norway was 0.1778 per 100,000 people in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3926 per 100,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Norway rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Norway ranks 206th out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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