Recent immigrants by citizenship in Norway
Norway: Recent immigrants by citizenship was 1.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.1%
Change on year
up 10.0%
World rank
10th
of 32 countries
All-time high
2.4%
in 2013
All-time low
0.7%
in 2008
Years of data
18
2008–2025
Recent immigrants by citizenship in Norway, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of total population.
Analysis
Norway recorded 1.1% for recent immigrants by citizenship in 2025.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and down 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, recent immigrants by citizenship in Norway peaked at 2.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2008.
Norway ranks 10th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Recent immigrants by citizenship in Norway, year by year
| Year | Percentage of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.7% | — |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +42.9% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +30.0% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +30.8% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +29.4% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | +46.7% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -31.8% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -28.6% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2025 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 1.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Norway's 1.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 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 recent immigrants by citizenship in Norway?
- Recent immigrants by citizenship in Norway was 1.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest recent immigrants by citizenship recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest recent immigrants by citizenship recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2008.
- How does Norway rank for recent immigrants by citizenship?
- Norway ranks 10th out of 32 countries with data for 2025.
- Is recent immigrants by citizenship rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Recent immigrants by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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