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Spain → Norway

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Spain
To
Norway
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
1,460
Change since 2018
+55.7%
Share of all arrivals in Norway, 2023
1.85%
Inflow 20231,460OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Spain to Norway

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

Inflows by year

7681,535200020032006200920122015201820212023
7681,5352000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000116
2001146
2002163
2003128
2004163
2005174
2006279
2007341
2008384
2009477
2010751
2011973
20121,370
20131,535
20141,437
20151,272
20161,099
2017954
2018938
20191,029
2020725
20211,372
20221,527
20231,460
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—11,548—
20231,46010,935351
20221,52710,430336
20211,3729,797196
20207259,50341
20191,0298,81022
20189388,48321
20179548,14730
20161,0997,59324
20151,2726,85616
20141,4375,81737
20131,5354,64215
20121,3703,44812
20119732,67216
20107512,1568
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

4,0878,17319901995200020052010201520202024
4,0878,17319902000201020202024
Data table
19901,321
19951,403
20001,610
20051,824
20102,674
20156,239
20207,350
20248,173
Estimate, 2024
8,173
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
0.81%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
31
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 Spain

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
202432133.3%
2022110—
2020101100.0%
2019104110.0%
20182152100.0%
2017220—
2016110—
2015202100.0%
2014440—
201331266.7%
2012101100.0%
2010101100.0%
2009210—

Applications by year

5102009201020122013201420152016201720182019202020222024
51020092013201620192024
Data table
20092
20101
20121
20133
20144
20152
20161
20172
20182
201910
20201
20221
20243
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 Spain, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

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

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Norway, 2023; Spain ranks 9.

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 Spain, 2023
  1. Germany21,916
  2. Netherlands10,447
  3. France9,628
  4. Switzerland8,964
  5. United States6,460
  6. Belgium6,420
  7. Portugal4,283
  8. Italy2,537
  9. Denmark2,288
  10. Austria2,010
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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