International migrant stock in Norway
International migrants made up 18.2% of the population of Norway in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Norway, 2024
18.2%
Change from 2020
+2.4percentage points
World, 2024
3.7%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
14.6%
Position in 2024
48th of 216
International migrant stock in Norway over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Norway | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18.2% | 3.7% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | 3.5% |
| 2015 | 14.4% | 3.3% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | 3.2% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | 2.9% |
| 2000 | 6.5% | 2.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 15.8% in 2020, a change of +2.4 percentage points.
- Since 1990, when it was 4.5%, the figure has changed by +13.7 percentage points.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2024, Norway has the 48th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 3.7%.
More for Norway
All statistics for Norway
Net migration
29,798 people
2025 · World Bank
Immigration
66,077 immigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Emigration
31,968 emigrants
2024 · Eurostat
Acquisitions of citizenship
27,460 people
2024 · Eurostat
First-time asylum applicants
3,320 applicants
2025 · Eurostat
Net migration rate
4.0 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat