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Latvia → Norway

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Latvia
To
Norway
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
1,040
Change since 2018
+27.5%
Share of all arrivals in Norway, 2023
1.31%
Inflow 20231,040OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Latvia to Norway

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

Inflows by year

1,1462,292200020032006200920122015201820212023
1,1462,2922000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000125
2001116
2002154
2003142
2004131
2005169
2006288
2007452
2008614
20091,129
20102,292
20112,116
20121,655
20131,349
20141,123
2015844
2016711
2017689
2018816
2019766
2020684
20211,141
20221,193
20231,040
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—13,398—
20231,04013,169482
20221,19312,901467
20211,14112,525241
202068412,087117
201976611,49434
201881611,11840
201768910,96973
201671110,79136
201584410,29526
20141,1239,43529
20131,3498,48034
20121,6556,93733
20112,1164,91030
20102,2922,77120
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

5,88712k19901995200020052010201520202024
5,88712k19902000201020202024
Data table
199015
1995130
2000326
2005691
20102,731
20159,541
202010,589
202411,774
Estimate, 2024
11,774
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
1.2%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
25
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 Latvia

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
2015220—
2014110—
2013330—
2012110—
201176114.3%
2010110—
2009110—

Applications by year

472009201020112012201320142015
472009201120132015
Data table
20091
20101
20117
20121
20133
20141
20152
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Embassy and consulates

Missions of Norway in Latvia, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyRiganorway.no
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Norway, 2023; Latvia ranks 11.

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 Latvia, 2023
  1. Germany4,978
  2. Netherlands1,714
  3. Sweden1,047
  4. Iceland667
  5. Denmark549
  6. Finland508
  7. Estonia418
  8. Switzerland412
  9. Belgium294
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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