First-time asylum applicants in Norway
Norway received 3,320 first-time asylum applications in 2025.
Norway, 2025
3,320
Change from 2024
−30.8%
European Union, 2025
672,350 applicants
Position in 2025
15th of 32
First-time asylum applicants in Norway over time
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People. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Norway | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,320 applicants | 672,350 applicants |
| 2024 | 4,800 applicants | 912,835 applicants |
| 2023 | 5,135 applicants | 1,049,905 applicants |
| 2022 | 4,650 applicants | 874,035 applicants |
| 2021 | 1,615 applicants | 536,270 applicants |
| 2020 | 1,340 applicants | 415,475 applicants |
| 2019 | 2,205 applicants | 629,230 applicants |
| 2018 | 2,550 applicants | 564,905 applicants |
| 2017 | 3,385 applicants | 620,465 applicants |
| 2016 | 3,275 applicants | 1,167,075 applicants |
| 2015 | 30,505 applicants | 1,217,185 applicants |
| 2014 | 10,970 applicants | 530,970 applicants |
| 2013 | 11,475 applicants | – |
| 2012 | 9,310 applicants | – |
| 2011 | 8,575 applicants | – |
| 2010 | 9,320 applicants | – |
| 2009 | 16,575 applicants | – |
| 2008 | 14,060 applicants | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −30.8% from 4,800 applicants in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 30,505 applicants, the figure has changed by −89.1%.
- Among the 32 countries with data for 2025, Norway has the 15th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 672,350 applicants.
More for Norway
All statistics for Norway
Immigration
66,077 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
31,968 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Acquisitions of citizenship
27,460 people
2024 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
4.0 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration estimates and projections
9.7 per 1,000 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Net migration
29,798 people
2025 · World Bank