Norway Refugee Statistics 1960-2024

Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted.
  • Norway refugee statistics for 2022 was 75,311.00, a 63.57% increase from 2021.
  • Norway refugee statistics for 2021 was 46,042.00, a 7.27% decline from 2020.
  • Norway refugee statistics for 2020 was 49,653.00, a 7.85% decline from 2019.
  • Norway refugee statistics for 2019 was 53,882.00, a 5.48% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
Germany 2,075,445.00
Poland 971,129.00
France 612,934.00
Czech Republic 435,212.00
United States 363,059.00
United Kingdom 328,989.00
Spain 317,751.00
Italy 296,181.00
Sweden 277,726.00
Austria 258,613.00
Netherlands 218,457.00
Switzerland 182,474.00
Greece 160,761.00
Belgium 151,408.00
Canada 140,621.00
Slovak Republic 96,563.00
Ireland 81,256.00
Norway 75,311.00
Finland 69,553.00
Denmark 67,772.00
Lithuania 67,638.00
Portugal 59,777.00
Australia 54,430.00
Estonia 40,806.00
Latvia 39,055.00
Hungary 35,370.00
Cyprus 29,280.00
Croatia 20,638.00
Japan 17,406.00
Luxembourg 11,952.00
Malta 11,098.00
Slovenia 8,705.00
Iceland 5,240.00
Argentina 4,094.00
South Korea 3,825.00
Trinidad and Tobago 3,424.00
Panama 2,576.00
Chile 2,133.00
New Zealand 1,791.00
UAE 1,399.00
Israel 1,207.00
Uruguay 1,115.00
Kuwait 684.00
Liechtenstein 524.00
Saudi Arabia 454.00
Oman 295.00
Hong Kong 285.00
Bahrain 255.00
Qatar 197.00
Cayman Islands 47.00
Monaco 17.00
Bahamas 10.00
Turks and Caicos Islands 7.00
Norway Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2022 75,311.00 63.57%
2021 46,042.00 -7.27%
2020 49,653.00 -7.85%
2019 53,882.00 -5.48%
2018 57,004.00 -3.76%
2017 59,230.00 -0.47%
2016 59,512.00 18.13%
2015 50,377.00 7.13%
2014 47,025.00 2.03%
2013 46,088.00 7.67%
2012 42,805.00 5.25%
2011 40,671.00 1.06%
2010 40,245.00 6.45%
2009 37,806.00 4.80%
2008 36,076.00 4.57%
2007 34,499.00 -20.35%
2006 43,315.00 0.70%
2005 43,015.00 -2.31%
2004 44,031.00 -4.50%
2003 46,107.00 -8.56%
2002 50,421.00 0.60%
2001 50,122.00 5.08%
2000 47,700.00 9.80%
1999 43,441.00 -4.16%
1998 45,325.00 -4.32%
1997 47,372.00 -2.14%
1996 48,409.00 1.68%
1995 47,607.00 6.70%
1994 44,617.00 16.27%
1993 38,375.00 28.58%
1992 29,846.00 2.73%
1991 29,054.00 48.38%
1990 19,581.00 5.84%
1989 18,500.00 68.92%
1988 10,952.00 -26.99%
1987 15,000.00 13.64%
1986 13,200.00 11.86%
1985 11,800.00 18.00%
1984 10,000.00 0.00%
1983 10,000.00 66.67%
1982 6,000.00 0.00%
1981 6,000.00 0.00%
1980 6,000.00 0.00%
1979 6,000.00 0.00%
1978 6,000.00 0.00%
1977 6,000.00 500.00%
1976 1,000.00 -66.67%
1975 3,000.00 0.00%
1974 3,000.00 0.00%
1973 3,000.00 0.00%
1972 3,000.00 0.00%
1971 3,000.00 50.00%
1970 2,000.00 -33.33%
1963 3,000.00 0.00%
1962 3,000.00 0.00%
1961 3,000.00 0.00%
1960 3,000.00 0.00%