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Poland → Norway

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Poland
To
Norway
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
6,444
Change since 2018
+30.1%
Share of all arrivals in Norway, 2023
8.15%
Inflow 20236,444OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Poland to Norway

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

Inflows by year

7,21914k200020032006200920122015201820212023
7,21914k2000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000240
2001440
2002661
2003564
20041,573
20053,265
20067,425
200714,160
200814,437
200910,451
201011,347
201112,861
201211,477
201310,502
20149,859
20158,182
20166,042
20175,214
20184,952
20194,958
20203,674
20218,074
20226,623
20236,444
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—111,074—
20236,444111,7013,358
20226,623112,7183,735
20218,074110,3011,727
20203,674108,565258
20194,958105,192152
20184,952103,799122
20175,214102,017442
20166,04299,626276
20158,18293,615241
20149,85985,591324
201310,50277,095166
201211,47766,639138
201112,86155,17280
201011,34746,70750
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

56k112k19901995200020052010201520202024
56k112k19902000201020202024
Data table
19904,367
19955,157
20005,738
20058,224
201049,005
201590,350
2020100,479
2024111,728
Estimate, 2024
111,728
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
11.0%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
1
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 Poland

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
2010000—
200926270—

Applications by year

132620092010
132620092010
Data table
200926
20100
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 Poland, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

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

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Norway, 2023; Poland ranks 2.

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 Poland, 2023
  1. Germany97,945
  2. Netherlands25,298
  3. Switzerland7,576
  4. Spain7,401
  5. Denmark4,879
  6. Sweden4,493
  7. Austria4,477
  8. Iceland4,357
  9. Belgium3,737
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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