Greece vs Norway: Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled
Greece
116,450 people
in 2024
Norway
123,981 people
in 2024
Greece rank
48th
Norway rank
47th
Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled over time
- Greece
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 123,981 people against 116,450 people in Greece, a difference of 7,531 people.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 48th and Norway ranks 47th of 183 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17,233 people | 2,744 people | 14,489 people | Greece |
| 1960s | 15,450 people | 3,000 people | 12,450 people | Greece |
| 1970s | 2,636 people | 3,600 people | 964 people | Norway |
| 1980s | 4,662 people | 10,745 people | 6,083 people | Norway |
| 1990s | 6,972 people | 39,363 people | 32,391 people | Norway |
| 2000s | 3,238 people | 43,309 people | 40,071 people | Norway |
| 2010s | 27,099 people | 49,684 people | 22,585 people | Norway |
| 2020s | 138,469 people | 79,719 people | 58,751 people | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled, Greece or Norway?
- Norway, at 123,981 people against 116,450 people in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled between Greece and Norway?
- 7,531 people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Norway?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Norway rank globally for refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled?
- Greece ranks 48th and Norway ranks 47th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugees by country of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Refugees by country of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.