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Syria → Norway

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Syria
To
Norway
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
3,116
Change since 2018
-18.7%
Share of all arrivals in Norway, 2023
3.94%
Inflow 20233,116OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Syria to Norway

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

Inflows by year

5,60411k200020032006200920122015201820212023
5,60411k2000200420082012201620202023
Data table
200047
200161
2002116
200348
200463
200568
200660
200767
200885
200955
201070
201167
2012368
2013841
20142,131
20154,010
201611,208
20176,962
20183,834
20191,484
20201,455
20212,203
20222,360
20233,116
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—26,952—
20233,11632,5739,033
20222,36034,0014,188
20212,20332,7781,361
20201,45531,957817
20191,48430,222253
20183,83425,988144
20176,96218,860289
201611,2087,583107
20154,0103,63284
20142,1311,52665
201384172857
201236843154
20116743461
20107041749
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

17k35k19901995200020052010201520202024
17k35k19902000201020202024
Data table
1990194
1995420
2000582
2005969
20101,423
201513,249
202031,197
202434,690
Estimate, 2024
34,690
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
3.4%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
5
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 Syria

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
20122491562.5%
20111771058.8%
20102491562.5%

Applications by year

1224201020112012
1224201020112012
Data table
201024
201117
201224
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 Syria (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Family1,973
  2. Other reasons76
  3. Education2
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20252,051000
20242,59803,74868
20233,47109,03391
20222,87404,188193
20211,41701,361523
20201,4300817456
20191,4600253293
20181,5040141136
20174,635028955
20169,374010728
20152,16508412
20141,36306611
20137610659
20122630630
2011590670
2010880480
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
19,508
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
1,178
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; Syria ranks 3.

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 Syria, 2023
  1. Germany128,742
  2. Netherlands19,551
  3. Austria15,246
  4. Canada9,345
  5. Belgium5,496
  6. United States4,250
  7. France3,381
  8. Türkiye3,330
  9. Sweden2,515
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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