Number of refugees per 100000 in Norway
Norway: Number of refugees per 100000 was 0.3557 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of refugees per 100000 in Norway, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, number of refugees per 100000 in Norway stood at 0.3557.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and up 84.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100000 in Norway peaked at 0.3945 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2007.
That places Norway 187th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of refugees per 100000 in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.1102 | — |
| 2003 | 0.1095 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1089 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2596 | +138.4% |
| 2007 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0.1009 | — |
| 2012 | 0.0996 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2953 | +196.4% |
| 2014 | 0.292 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1927 | -34.0% |
| 2016 | 0.191 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2843 | +48.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0941 | -66.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0935 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0929 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0925 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0916 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.308 | +236.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3945 | +28.1% |
| 2025 | 0.3557 | -9.8% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.3557 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.38, 15% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.3557 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.94, 5% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +236.2% | 0.0916 | 0.308 |
| 2013 | +196.4% | 0.0996 | 0.2953 |
| 2005 | +138.4% | 0.1089 | 0.2596 |
| 2007 | -100.0% | 0.2596 | 0 |
| 2018 | -66.9% | 0.2843 | 0.0941 |
| 2017 | +48.8% | 0.191 | 0.2843 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.098 | 0 | 0.2596 | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.1826 | 0.0935 | 0.2953 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2225 | 0.0916 | 0.3945 | 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 number of refugees per 100000 in Norway?
- Number of refugees per 100000 in Norway was 0.3557 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3945 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100000 recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2007.
- How does Norway rank for number of refugees per 100000?
- Norway ranks 187th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100000 rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of refugees per 100000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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