Norway vs Sweden: First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons
Norway
0.59 Number
in 2025
Sweden
0.48 Number
in 2025
Norway rank
23rd
Sweden rank
25th
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.59 Number against 0.48 Number in Sweden, a difference of 0.11 Number.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 25th of 40 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2 Number | 2.59 Number | 0.6 Number | Norway |
| 2010s | 1.79 Number | 4.85 Number | 3.05 Number | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.6333 Number | 0.8733 Number | 0.24 Number | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at 0.59 Number against 0.48 Number in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.11 Number, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons?
- Norway ranks 23rd and Sweden ranks 25th of 40 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.