First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Norway
Norway: First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants was 92.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Norway, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Norway is 92.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Norway peaked at 97.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 92.5%, in 2025.
That places Norway 19th out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 97.5% | — |
| 2009 | 96.2% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 92.6% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 94.7% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 95.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 95.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 95.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 97.9% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 95.1% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 95.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 96.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 97.4% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 96.1% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.1% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 92.5% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.8% | 96.2% | 97.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 92.6% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.9% | 92.5% | 97.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 17 Netherlands 93.3% compare
- 17 Netherlands 93.3% compare
- 20 Switzerland 90.9% compare
- 21 Greece 89.9% compare
- 22 Latvia 87.4% compare
- 22 Latvia 87.4% compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3621 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Norway?
- First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants in Norway was 92.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.5% in 2025.
- How does Norway rank for first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants?
- Norway ranks 19th out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is first-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of First-time asylum applicants - % of total asylum applicants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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