Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Norway

Refugees by country of asylum in Norway in 2024 — 123,981 people. Ranked 46 in the world out of 178. Since 1951, the indicator has risen by 4,859.2%.

2024 123,981 people +19.67% vs 2023
World rank 46of 178
Period maximum 123,981 people2024
Period minimum 1,000 people1976

Trend over time

1951–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Norway, 1951–2024050,000100,000150,00019511959196719751983199119992007201520231951: 2,500 people1953: 2,500 people1955: 2,300 people1957: 3,400 people1959: 3,100 people1961: 3,000 people1963: 3,000 people1971: 3,000 people1973: 3,000 people1975: 3,000 people1977: 6,000 people1979: 6,000 people1981: 6,000 people1983: 10,000 people1985: 11,800 people1987: 15,000 people1989: 18,500 people1991: 29,054 people1993: 38,375 people1995: 47,607 people1997: 47,372 people1999: 43,441 people2001: 50,122 people2003: 46,107 people2005: 43,015 people2007: 34,499 people2009: 37,806 people2011: 40,671 people2013: 46,088 people2015: 50,377 people2017: 59,230 people2019: 53,882 people2021: 46,042 people2023: 103,606 people2024: 123,981 people
Change over the period: +121,481 (+4,859.24%) Average annual rate: 5.49 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Norway

Norway 123,981 people
World computed 30.92M people
Europe & Central Asia computed 12.09M people
Northern Europe computed 1.27M people
High-income countries computed 9.3M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Norway, by year Norway All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 123,981 +20,375 +19.67%
2023 103,606 +28,295 +37.57%
2022 75,311 +29,269 +63.57%
2021 46,042 −3,611 −7.27%
2020 49,653 −4,229 −7.85%
2019 53,882 −3,122 −5.48%
2018 57,004 −2,226 −3.76%
2017 59,230 −282 −0.47%
2016 59,512 +9,135 +18.13%
2015 50,377 +3,352 +7.13%
2014 47,025 +937 +2.03%
2013 46,088 +3,283 +7.67%
2012 42,805 +2,134 +5.25%
2011 40,671 +426 +1.06%
2010 40,245 +2,439 +6.45%
2009 37,806 +1,730 +4.8%
2008 36,076 +1,577 +4.57%
2007 34,499 −8,816 −20.35%
2006 43,315 +300 +0.7%
2005 43,015 −1,016 −2.31%
2004 44,031 −2,076 −4.5%
2003 46,107 −4,314 −8.56%
2002 50,421 +299 +0.6%
2001 50,122 +2,422 +5.08%
2000 47,700 +4,259 +9.8%
1999 43,441 −1,884 −4.16%
1998 45,325 −2,047 −4.32%
1997 47,372 −1,037 −2.14%
1996 48,409 +802 +1.68%
1995 47,607 +2,990 +6.7%
1994 44,617 +6,242 +16.27%
1993 38,375 +8,529 +28.58%
1992 29,846 +792 +2.73%
1991 29,054 +9,473 +48.38%
1990 19,581 +1,081 +5.84%
1989 18,500 +7,548 +68.92%
1988 10,952 −4,048 −26.99%
1987 15,000 +1,800 +13.64%
1986 13,200 +1,400 +11.86%
1985 11,800 +1,800 +18%
1984 10,000 +0 +0%
1983 10,000 +4,000 +66.67%
1982 6,000 +0 +0%
1981 6,000 +0 +0%
1980 6,000 +0 +0%
1979 6,000 +0 +0%
1978 6,000 +0 +0%
1977 6,000 +5,000 +500%
1976 1,000 −2,000 −66.67%
1975 3,000 +0 +0%
1974 3,000 +0 +0%
1973 3,000 +0 +0%
1972 3,000 +0 +0%
1971 3,000 +1,000 +50%
1970 2,000
1963 3,000 +0 +0%
1962 3,000 +0 +0%
1961 3,000 +0 +0%
1960 3,000 −100 −3.23%
1959 3,100 −200 −6.06%
1958 3,300 −100 −2.94%
1957 3,400 +600 +21.43%
1956 2,800 +500 +21.74%
1955 2,300 +0 +0%
1954 2,300 −200 −8%
1953 2,500 +0 +0%
1952 2,500 +0 +0%
1951 2,500

About the indicator

The number of refugees present in a country, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. A refugee is a person who has received protection outside their country of origin; the indicator covers both those recognized individually and those recognized on a group basis in situations of mass exodus. The series has been kept since 1951, that is since the adoption of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

Important: This is the receiving side. It is not to be confused with the number of refugees FROM a country — that is a separate indicator, and the difference between the two shows whether a country hosts forced migration or produces it.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.