Finland vs Norway
Finland vs Norway: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 6.8 per 1,000 people in Finland and 9.7 per 1,000 people in Norway, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Norway, by 2.9 per 1,000 people, or 1.43 times that in Finland.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Norway has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Finland.
- In 2023, Finland ranked 31 and Norway ranked 25 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Finland at 1.8 per 1,000 people and Norway at 1.6 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Finland | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.8 | 9.7 |
| 2022 | 10.8 | 10.6 |
| 2021 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
| 2020 | 3.2 | 2.1 |
| 2019 | 2.8 | 4.8 |
| 2018 | 2.1 | 3.5 |
| 2017 | 2.4 | 4.1 |
| 2016 | 3.2 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2.3 | 5.8 |
| 2014 | 2.9 | 7.5 |
| 2013 | 3.3 | 8 |
| 2012 | 3.3 | 9.5 |
| 2011 | 3.1 | 9.6 |
| 2010 | 2.6 | 8.8 |
| 2009 | 2.8 | 8.1 |
| 2008 | 2.9 | 9.2 |
| 2007 | 2.7 | 8.5 |
| 2006 | 2.1 | 5.2 |
| 2005 | 1.8 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1.3 | 2.9 |
| 2003 | 1.1 | 2.5 |
| 2002 | 1 | 3.8 |
| 2001 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| 2000 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| 1999 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
| 1998 | 0.9 | 3.1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 2.2 |
| 1996 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 1995 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| 1994 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
| 1993 | 1.8 | 2.9 |
| 1992 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| 1991 | 2.9 | 1.9 |
| 1990 | 1.8 | 0.4 |
| 1989 | 1.2 | -0.4 |
| 1988 | 0.4 | 2.5 |
| 1987 | 0.2 | 3.3 |
| 1986 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
| 1985 | 0.5 | 1.6 |
| 1984 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| 1983 | 1.4 | 1 |
| 1982 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 1981 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| 1980 | -0.5 | 0.9 |
| 1979 | -1.4 | 0.7 |
| 1978 | -2 | 0.9 |
| 1977 | -1.2 | 1.2 |
| 1976 | -2.5 | 1.2 |
| 1975 | -0.8 | 0.8 |
| 1974 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| 1973 | 2.5 | 0.9 |
| 1972 | 2.7 | 1.4 |
| 1971 | 2.7 | 0.8 |
| 1970 | -7.9 | -0.3 |
| 1969 | -9.1 | 0.6 |
| 1968 | -3.4 | 0.5 |
| 1967 | -1.2 | 0.7 |
| 1966 | -2.6 | -0.2 |
| 1965 | -4.8 | -0.4 |
| 1964 | -4.5 | -0.4 |
| 1963 | -1.7 | 0.3 |
| 1962 | -1.5 | 0.2 |
| 1961 | -2.7 | 0.4 |
| 1960 | -2.1 | -0.4 |
| 1959 | -1.7 | -0.2 |
| 1958 | -2.2 | -0.3 |
| 1957 | -1.8 | 0.1 |
| 1956 | -0.9 | -1.3 |
| 1955 | -0.6 | 0.4 |
| 1954 | -0.8 | -0.1 |
| 1953 | -1.2 | -0.2 |
| 1952 | -0.9 | -0.4 |
| 1951 | -4.5 | -0.6 |
| 1950 | -3.1 | -0.9 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Finland | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.83.3–6.5 | 85.6–11 |
| 2025 | 3.2-12–19.5 | 5.32.3–8.9 |
| 2026 | 2.3-0–4.7 | 2.1-1.5–6.2 |
| 2027 | 2-0.5–4.8 | 2.2-1.8–6.9 |
| 2028 | 2-0.8–5.2 | 2.2-2.2–7.4 |
| 2029 | 2-1.1–5.3 | 2.1-2.3–7.6 |
| 2030 | 2-0.9–5.9 | 2.1-2.8–7.6 |
| 2031 | 2-0.9–6 | 2.2-2.9–7.9 |
| 2032 | 2.1-0.8–6.2 | 2.1-3.1–8.4 |
| 2033 | 2.1-0.8–6.4 | 2.1-3.1–8.4 |
| 2034 | 2.1-1–6.5 | 2.1-3.3–8.9 |
| 2035 | 2.1-1.1–6.8 | 2.1-3.3–9.2 |
| 2036 | 2-1.1–7.1 | 2.1-3.4–9.2 |
| 2037 | 2-1.1–7.1 | 2.1-3.5–9.5 |
| 2038 | 2.1-1–7.3 | 2.1-3.7–9.7 |
| 2039 | 2.1-1–7.4 | 2-3.9–9.6 |
| 2040 | 2.1-0.9–7.4 | 1.9-4.1–9.6 |
| 2041 | 2.1-1.1–7.3 | 2-4.4–9.8 |
| 2042 | 2.2-0.9–7.9 | 1.9-3.9–10.1 |
| 2043 | 2.1-1–7.6 | 1.9-4.3–10.2 |
| 2044 | 2.2-0.9–7.9 | 1.9-4.1–10.4 |
| 2045 | 2.2-1–7.9 | 2.1-4.2–10.4 |
| 2046 | 2.2-1–8 | 2-4.1–10.8 |
| 2047 | 2.2-1.2–8.1 | 2-4.1–10.7 |
| 2048 | 2.2-1.2–8.3 | 2.1-3.7–10.9 |
| 2049 | 2.2-1.2–8.2 | 2-4.2–10.7 |
| 2050 | 2.2-0.9–8.1 | 2-4.1–11 |
| 2051 | 2.1-1.2–8.2 | 2-4.4–11.5 |
| 2052 | 2.1-1.1–8.4 | 2.1-4.4–10.9 |
| 2053 | 2.2-1.3–8.5 | 1.9-4.5–11 |
| 2054 | 2.1-1.5–8.5 | 1.9-4.5–10.4 |
| 2055 | 2.1-1.6–8.2 | 1.9-4.6–10.7 |
| 2056 | 2.1-1.5–9 | 1.8-4.9–10.8 |
| 2057 | 2.2-1.6–8.4 | 1.9-4.6–11.1 |
| 2058 | 2.3-1.4–8.8 | 2.1-4.6–10.8 |
| 2059 | 2.2-1.6–8.5 | 2.1-4.5–11.3 |
| 2060 | 2.2-1.5–8.3 | 2-4.5–10.6 |
| 2061 | 2.2-1.6–8.6 | 2-4.8–11.3 |
| 2062 | 2.2-1.7–8 | 1.8-5.2–11 |
| 2063 | 2.1-1.8–8.3 | 1.8-5.4–10.6 |
| 2064 | 2.1-1.9–8.1 | 1.8-5.4–11 |
| 2065 | 2-2–8.2 | 1.7-5.4–11 |
| 2066 | 2.2-1.8–8.1 | 1.7-5.6–10.5 |
| 2067 | 2.2-1.8–8.1 | 1.7-5.2–11 |
| 2068 | 2.2-1.9–8.1 | 1.8-5.7–11.5 |
| 2069 | 2.2-2.1–8.5 | 1.9-5.5–11.3 |
| 2070 | 2.1-2.1–8.1 | 1.7-5.3–10.7 |
| 2071 | 2.1-2.1–8 | 1.8-5.4–10.9 |
| 2072 | 2.1-2–8.2 | 1.7-5.5–11.1 |
| 2073 | 2.1-2.4–8.1 | 1.6-6.2–10.8 |
| 2074 | 2-2.3–8.1 | 1.7-6.2–11 |
| 2075 | 2.1-2.4–8.1 | 1.8-5.8–11.1 |
| 2076 | 2-2.4–8.2 | 1.8-5.8–11 |
| 2077 | 2-2.4–8.2 | 1.8-6.1–11.1 |
| 2078 | 2.1-2.4–8.3 | 1.8-5.9–11.4 |
| 2079 | 2.1-2.3–8.1 | 1.8-6.1–11 |
| 2080 | 2-2.2–8 | 1.7-6.2–10.7 |
| 2081 | 2-2.3–8.3 | 1.8-5.8–11.2 |
| 2082 | 2.1-2.4–8.2 | 1.7-6.3–11.4 |
| 2083 | 2.1-2.5–8.3 | 1.7-5.9–11.2 |
| 2084 | 2.2-2.4–8.5 | 1.6-6.4–10.6 |
| 2085 | 2.1-2.6–8 | 1.6-6.6–11.3 |
| 2086 | 2-2.6–8.2 | 1.6-6.5–10.9 |
| 2087 | 2-2.8–8.2 | 1.5-6.9–10.5 |
| 2088 | 2-2.6–7.9 | 1.7-6.7–10.9 |
| 2089 | 2-2.8–8.3 | 1.7-6.8–11.2 |
| 2090 | 1.9-2.9–8.2 | 1.7-7.1–11.4 |
| 2091 | 1.9-2.6–8 | 1.8-7–11.3 |
| 2092 | 2-2.8–8.1 | 1.7-6.9–11.2 |
| 2093 | 1.9-2.9–8.5 | 1.6-6.9–11.1 |
| 2094 | 1.9-2.6–8.2 | 1.6-6.7–10.8 |
| 2095 | 1.9-2.6–8 | 1.5-7–11 |
| 2096 | 1.9-3–8.4 | 1.6-7–10.9 |
| 2097 | 1.9-3–8.3 | 1.7-7–11 |
| 2098 | 1.8-3–8.1 | 1.6-7.2–10.8 |
| 2099 | 1.9-3.3–8.4 | 1.5-7.3–10.8 |
| 2100 | 1.8-3.3–8.1 | 1.6-7.2–10.9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Finland vs Norway
Health
- Life expectancyFinland: 81.9 years in 2023Norway: 83.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityFinland: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Norway: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityFinland: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Norway: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterFinland: 99.6% in 2022Norway: 98.8% in 2022
- DepressionFinland: 4.79% in 2017Norway: 3.77% in 2017
- Suicide rateFinland: 12.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Norway: 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationFinland: 5.6 million people in 2023Norway: 5.52 million people in 2023
- Population growthFinland: 0.39% a year in 2023Norway: 1.11% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateFinland: 1.28 births per woman in 2023Norway: 1.41 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationFinland: 74.5% in 2025Norway: 83.6% in 2025
- Median ageFinland: 42.8 years in 2023Norway: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overFinland: 23.6% in 2023Norway: 18.5% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingFinland: 2.57% of GDP in 2025Norway: 3.28% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsFinland: $7.61B in 2025Norway: $16.1B in 2025
- Military spending per personFinland: $1,437 in 2025Norway: $3,040 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingFinland: 4.4% of government spending in 2025Norway: 6.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelFinland: 22,000 people in 2020Norway: 25,000 people in 2020
- National powerFinland: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Norway: 0.14% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersFinland: 0.8% of the labour force in 2020Norway: 0.85% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsFinland: 51 million TIV in 2025Norway: 407 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsFinland: 115 million TIV in 2025Norway: 415 million TIV in 2025