Immigration to Norway 2000-2021

The number of people immigrating to Norway deceased from 2011 to 2020, before increasing again in 2021. In 2011, nearly 80,000 people immigrated to the Nordic country, a number which had sunk to 54,000 by 2021.

A high number of immigrants from Poland

Most of the people immigrating to Norway come from other European countries as Norway is a member of the European Economic Area (EEA. It is not a full EU-member). With over 8,000 people, the highest number of immigrants came from Poland in 2021. Poles are also the biggest group of immigrants living in Norway.

Most emigrants move to Sweden

The number of people emigrating from Norway was at its higest in 2016, when 40,000 people left the country. It then decreased until 2019, before increasing again in 2021, reaching 34,000 emigrants. In 2021, the highest numbr of emigrants moved to Sweden.