Denmark → Norway
Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows
- From
- Denmark
- To
- Norway
- Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
- 1,039
- Change since 2018
- -16.5%
- Share of all arrivals in Norway, 2023
- 1.31%
Inflow 20231,039OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Denmark to Norway
Inflows of nationals of Denmark recorded by Norway; stock of nationals of Denmark living there; and acquisitions of Norway's nationality (OECD).
Inflows by year
Data table
| 2000 | 1,939 |
| 2001 | 2,012 |
| 2002 | 2,082 |
| 2003 | 1,677 |
| 2004 | 1,618 |
| 2005 | 1,527 |
| 2006 | 1,493 |
| 2007 | 1,464 |
| 2008 | 1,345 |
| 2009 | 1,288 |
| 2010 | 1,373 |
| 2011 | 1,590 |
| 2012 | 1,779 |
| 2013 | 2,018 |
| 2014 | 1,705 |
| 2015 | 1,395 |
| 2016 | 1,268 |
| 2017 | 1,168 |
| 2018 | 1,245 |
| 2019 | 1,065 |
| 2020 | 1,018 |
| 2021 | 1,216 |
| 2022 | 1,151 |
| 2023 | 1,039 |
| Year | Inflow | Stock | Acquired nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 19,346 | — |
| 2023 | 1,039 | 20,013 | 719 |
| 2022 | 1,151 | 20,811 | 945 |
| 2021 | 1,216 | 22,327 | 1,576 |
| 2020 | 1,018 | 22,851 | 487 |
| 2019 | 1,065 | 22,838 | 26 |
| 2018 | 1,245 | 22,806 | 63 |
| 2017 | 1,168 | 23,020 | 77 |
| 2016 | 1,268 | 23,257 | 39 |
| 2015 | 1,395 | 23,499 | 120 |
| 2014 | 1,705 | 22,570 | 161 |
| 2013 | 2,018 | 21,937 | 207 |
| 2012 | 1,779 | 21,354 | 126 |
| 2011 | 1,590 | 20,939 | 127 |
| 2010 | 1,373 | 20,657 | 171 |
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023
Migrant population
People born in Denmark who live in Norway: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).
Migrant population by year
Data table
| 1990 | 21,160 |
| 1995 | 21,161 |
| 2000 | 21,713 |
| 2005 | 21,971 |
| 2010 | 22,586 |
| 2015 | 25,312 |
| 2020 | 24,842 |
| 2024 | 27,624 |
- Estimate, 2024
- 27,624
- Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
- 2.7%
- Rank among countries of birth, 2024
- 8
- Counted by
- country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024
Norway's consulates in Denmark
Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Norway's consulates located in Denmark.
| Year | Applications | Issued | Not issued | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 100.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 349 | 6 | 343 | 98.3% |
| 2013 | 326 | 5 | 321 | 98.5% |
| 2012 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0% |
| 2011 | 222 | 12 | 210 | 94.6% |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
Applications by year
Data table
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2011 | 222 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2013 | 326 |
| 2014 | 349 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
Compared with other corridors
Nationalities with the most arrivals in Norway, 2023; Denmark ranks 12.
- Ukraine32,935
- Poland6,444
- Syria3,116
- Lithuania2,341
- Sweden2,242
- India2,113
- Romania1,672
- Germany1,461
- Spain1,460
- Philippines1,210
- Latvia1,040
- Denmark1,039
- Sweden1,790
- Germany1,573
- Spain1,192
- Japan773
- Netherlands690
- France499
- Switzerland464
- Portugal424
- United States400
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023
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