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Eritrea → Norway

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Eritrea
To
Norway
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
686
Change since 2018
-36.0%
Share of all arrivals in Norway, 2023
0.87%
Inflow 2023686OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Eritrea to Norway

Inflows of nationals of Eritrea recorded by Norway; stock of nationals of Eritrea living there; and acquisitions of Norway's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

1,6383,276200020032006200920122015201820212023
1,6383,2762000200420082012201620202023
Data table
200045
200161
200284
200383
2004128
2005334
2006300
2007423
2008778
20091,670
20101,987
20111,974
20122,366
20132,729
20142,819
20153,276
20162,702
20172,098
20181,072
2019694
2020687
20211,098
2022604
2023686
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—10,216—
202368612,0112,588
202260414,8173,592
20211,09817,0993,559
202068718,8682,790
201969419,1071,406
20181,07218,5861,091
20172,09818,9832,971
20162,70217,7341,879
20153,27615,2011,114
20142,81912,666563
20132,7299,997323
20122,3667,598199
20111,9745,681248
20101,9873,806248
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

People born in Eritrea who live in Norway: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

13k26k19901995200020052010201520202024
13k26k19902000201020202024
Data table
199019
199544
2000530
20051,780
20104,828
201515,150
202022,974
202425,546
Estimate, 2024
25,546
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
2.5%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
11
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 Eritrea

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at Norway's consulates located in Eritrea.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
201336910026972.9%
201282158723428.5%
201181126654567.2%
201082158623528.6%
20092122100—

Applications by year

41182120092010201120122013
41182120092010201120122013
Data table
2009212
2010821
2011811
2012821
2013369
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in Norway

First residence permits issued by Norway to citizens of Eritrea (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Family382
  2. Other reasons202
  3. Education2
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2025586000
202470801,8084
202388002,58814
202285603,59225
20211,17003,55951
20201,04602,79082
20191,12201,40676
20181,36101,08971
20172,27702,97162
20163,10401,87960
20153,49601,11168
20142,312057583
20132,685032988
20121,65202030
20111,59702500
20102,29002350
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
7,101
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
400
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Norway, 2023; Eritrea ranks 23.

Inflows to Norway, 2023
  1. Ukraine32,935
  2. Poland6,444
  3. Syria3,116
  4. Lithuania2,341
  5. Sweden2,242
  6. India2,113
  7. Romania1,672
  8. Germany1,461
  9. Spain1,460
  10. Philippines1,210
  11. Latvia1,040
  12. Denmark1,039
Other destinations for people from Eritrea, 2023
  1. Canada10,680
  2. Germany3,904
  3. Belgium2,219
  4. United States1,990
  5. Netherlands1,943
  6. Switzerland1,364
  7. France783
  8. Sweden768
  9. Luxembourg321
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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