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Sweden → Norway

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Sweden
To
Norway
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
2,242
Change since 2018
+6.6%
Share of all arrivals in Norway, 2023
2.83%
Inflow 20232,242OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Sweden to Norway

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

Inflows by year

4,1018,201200020032006200920122015201820212023
4,1018,2012000200420082012201620202023
Data table
20003,502
20013,069
20022,861
20032,666
20042,418
20052,697
20063,358
20074,432
20085,692
20096,033
20107,595
20118,201
20125,728
20135,271
20144,626
20153,603
20162,454
20172,185
20182,103
20191,965
20201,800
20212,135
20222,073
20232,242
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—35,378—
20232,24236,7492,384
20222,07339,6243,657
20212,13543,5604,590
20201,80044,2391,172
20191,96543,964133
20182,10343,960235
20172,18544,389257
20162,45445,100233
20153,60345,098300
20144,62644,231253
20135,27143,075229
20125,72841,984213
20118,20139,172233
20107,59535,784248
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

27k54k19901995200020052010201520202024
27k54k19902000201020202024
Data table
199020,429
199523,219
200033,401
200532,760
201041,604
201549,068
202048,283
202453,689
Estimate, 2024
53,689
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
5.3%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
3
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 Sweden

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
2024220—
202232133.3%
2021330—
2020000—
2019320—
201863233.3%
201721150.0%
2016770—
2015109110.0%
2014328132799.7%
20132392721288.7%
201243125.0%
201175264965.3%
201043125.0%

Applications by year

16432820102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222024
164328201020132016201920222024
Data table
20104
201175
20124
2013239
2014328
201510
20167
20172
20186
20193
20200
20213
20223
20242
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 Sweden, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

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

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in Norway, 2023; Sweden ranks 5.

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 Sweden, 2023
  1. Germany4,727
  2. Spain3,975
  3. Denmark1,939
  4. Netherlands1,496
  5. Switzerland1,287
  6. Portugal1,129
  7. United States950
  8. Japan892
  9. Finland720
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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