Immigration in Norway

Norway recorded 66,077 immigrants in 2024.

Measure: Immigration Unit: People Data: 1998 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Norway, 2024 66,077 People
Change from 2023 −23.7% 2023: 86,589 immigrants
European Union, 2024 5,684,984 immigrantsip (Source flag ip) Official aggregate
Position in 2024 19th of 33 See the full ranking

Immigration in Norway over time

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

Immigration (people), 2000 to 2024
Period NorwayEuropean Union
2024 66,077 immigrants 5,684,984 immigrantsip (value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies, provisional)
2023 86,589 immigrants 6,011,360 immigrantsep (estimated, provisional)
2022 90,475 immigrants 6,997,284 immigrantsep (estimated, provisional)
2021 53,947 immigrants 4,132,213 immigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2020 36,287 immigrants 3,279,673 immigrantsep (estimated, provisional)
2019 48,680 immigrants 4,206,293 immigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2018 47,864 immigrants 3,936,055 immigrantsep (estimated, provisional)
2017 53,351 immigrants 3,766,413 immigrantsep (estimated, provisional)
2016 61,460 immigrants 3,735,536 immigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2015 60,816 immigrants 4,097,244 immigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2014 66,903 immigrants 3,187,841 immigrantsep (estimated, provisional)
2013 68,313 immigrants 2,901,962 immigrantsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2012 69,908 immigrants –
2011 70,337 immigrants –
2010 69,214 immigrants –
2009 55,953 immigrants –
2008 58,123 immigrantsb (break in time series) –
2007 61,774 immigrants –
2006 45,776 immigrants –
2005 40,148 immigrants –
2004 36,482 immigrants –
2003 35,957 immigrants –
2002 40,122 immigrants –
2001 34,264 immigrants –
2000 36,542 immigrants –

Flags: bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional; ip value imputed by Eurostat or other receiving agencies, provisional; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −23.7% from 86,589 immigrants in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 66,903 immigrants, the figure has changed by −1.2%.
  • Among the 33 countries with data for 2024, Norway has the 19th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 5,684,984 immigrants.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
migr_imm1ctz · 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
29 May 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat