Emigration in Norway

Norway recorded 31,968 emigrants in 2024.

Measure: Emigration Unit: People Data: 1998 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Norway, 2024 31,968 People
Change from 2023 −6.0% 2023: 34,011 emigrants
European Union, 2024 3,166,449 emigrantsep (Source flag ep) Official aggregate
Position in 2024 20th of 33 See the full ranking

Emigration in Norway over time

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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Emigration (people), 2000 to 2024
Period NorwayEuropean Union
2024 31,968 emigrants 3,166,449 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional)
2023 34,011 emigrants 3,017,592 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional)
2022 32,536 emigrants 2,694,009 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional)
2021 34,297 emigrants 2,692,807 emigrantsbe (break in time series, estimated)
2020 21,447 emigrants 2,141,596 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional)
2019 23,207 emigrants 2,562,378 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional)
2018 27,158 emigrants 2,400,434 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional)
2017 31,963 emigrants 2,583,494 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional)
2016 34,694 emigrants 2,635,757 emigrantsep (estimated, provisional)
2015 29,173 emigrants 2,450,290 emigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2014 29,308 emigrants 2,439,337 emigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2013 26,523 emigrants 2,444,099 emigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2012 22,693 emigrants –
2011 20,349 emigrants –
2010 25,835 emigrants –
2009 17,072 emigrants –
2008 12,976 emigrantsb (break in time series) –
2007 22,122 emigrants –
2006 22,053 emigrants –
2005 21,709 emigrants –
2004 23,271 emigrants –
2003 24,672 emigrants –
2002 22,948 emigrants –
2001 26,309 emigrants –
2000 26,854 emigrants –

Flags: bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional; be break in time series, estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −6.0% from 34,011 emigrants in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 29,308 emigrants, the figure has changed by +9.1%.
  • Among the 33 countries with data for 2024, Norway has the 20th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 3,166,449 emigrants.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
migr_emi1ctz · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A citizen=TOTAL agedef=COMPLET age=TOTAL sex=T unit=NR
Observation period
1998 to 2024 for Norway
Provider update
22 September 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat