First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Norway
Norway: First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons was 0.59 Number in 2025. ◆ Volatile
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Norway, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.59 Number for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.4% on the previous year and down 90.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Norway peaked at 5.9 Number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.25 Number, in 2020.
That places Norway 23rd out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Norway, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.96 Number | — |
| 2009 | 3.43 Number | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 1.91 Number | -44.3% |
| 2011 | 1.73 Number | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 1.85 Number | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 2.26 Number | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 2.14 Number | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 5.9 Number | +175.7% |
| 2016 | 0.62 Number | -89.5% |
| 2017 | 0.64 Number | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.48 Number | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.41 Number | -14.6% |
| 2020 | 0.25 Number | -39.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3 Number | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.86 Number | +186.7% |
| 2023 | 0.94 Number | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 0.86 Number | -8.5% |
| 2025 | 0.59 Number | -31.4% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.59 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.73 Number, 81% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.59 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.73 Number, 81% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +186.7% | 0.3 Number | 0.86 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2 Number | 2.96 Number | 3.43 Number | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.79 Number | 0.41 Number | 5.9 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6333 Number | 0.25 Number | 0.94 Number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More reference data data for Norway
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3703 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3621 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3366 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Norway?
- First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons in Norway was 0.59 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9 Number in 2015.
- What is the lowest first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 Number in 2020.
- How does Norway rank for first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons?
- Norway ranks 23rd out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is first-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of First-time asylum applicants - per thousand persons. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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