Norway vs Sweden

Norway vs Sweden: Net migration rate

Net migration rate in 2023: 9.7 per 1,000 people in Norway and 5.2 per 1,000 people in Sweden, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Norway, by 4.5 per 1,000 people, or 1.86 times that in Sweden.

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per 1,000 people · UN

Norway vs Sweden: Net migration rateNet migration rate in 2023: 9.7 per 1,000 people in Norway and 5.2 per 1,000 people in Sweden, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Norway, by 4.5 per 1,000 people, or 1.86 times that in Sweden.
NorwaySwedenUN projection (medium variant)95% prediction interval

What the numbers say

  • Norway has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Sweden.
  • In 2023, Norway ranked 25 and Sweden ranked 38 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The UN projection (medium variant) puts Norway at 1.6 per 1,000 people and Sweden at 2.4 per 1,000 people in 2100.

Every year

per 1,000 people · UN

YearNorwaySweden
20239.75.2
202210.65.6
20213.75
20202.13.6
20194.87.1
20183.58.6
20174.110.2
2016512
20155.88.2
20147.58
201387
20129.55.6
20119.64.9
20108.85.5
20098.16.8
20089.26.1
20078.56
20065.25.7
200543
20042.92.9
20032.53.3
20023.83.5
20011.83.2
20002.22.8
19994.31.6
19983.11.3
19972.20.7
19961.30.7
19951.51.3
19941.75.9
19932.93.8
19922.42.4
19911.92.9
19900.44.2
1989-0.45.2
19882.53.6
19873.32.5
19861.81.8
19851.61.4
19840.91
198310.3
19821.40.3
19811.50.4
19800.91.2
19790.71.7
19780.91.7
19771.22.9
19761.22.5
19750.82
19741.11.1
19730.9-1.2
19721.4-1.7
19710.80.3
1970-0.35.9
19690.66.1
19680.51.1
19670.71.4
1966-0.23.2
1965-0.44.2
1964-0.43.1
19630.31.4
19620.21.3
19610.41.9
1960-0.40.1
1959-0.20.3
1958-0.31.3
19570.12.4
1956-1.31.8
19550.42.4
1954-0.10.9
1953-0.20.2
1952-0.41.4
1951-0.61.6
1950-0.92.2
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
YearNorwaySweden
202485.6–114.71.9–7.9
20255.32.3–8.94.40.7–8.8
20262.1-1.5–6.24-0.2–9
20272.2-1.8–6.93.9-0.6–9.7
20282.2-2.2–7.43.7-1.7–9.8
20292.1-2.3–7.63.6-1.9–10.2
20302.1-2.8–7.63.5-2–9.7
20312.2-2.9–7.93.3-2.5–10
20322.1-3.1–8.43.4-2.9–10.2
20332.1-3.1–8.43.3-3–10.5
20342.1-3.3–8.93.2-3.5–10
20352.1-3.3–9.23.2-3.7–10.3
20362.1-3.4–9.23.2-3.8–10
20372.1-3.5–9.53.1-3.9–10.1
20382.1-3.7–9.73.1-3.6–10.1
20392-3.9–9.63.1-4.3–10.1
20401.9-4.1–9.63.1-4.5–10.4
20412-4.4–9.82.9-4.6–10.6
20421.9-3.9–10.13.1-4.4–10.8
20431.9-4.3–10.23-4.4–10.6
20441.9-4.1–10.42.9-4.7–10.4
20452.1-4.2–10.42.8-5.1–9.9
20462-4.1–10.82.7-5.4–10.4
20472-4.1–10.72.7-5.3–10.1
20482.1-3.7–10.92.7-5.4–10.4
20492-4.2–10.72.7-5.4–10.5
20502-4.1–112.7-5.4–10.4
20512-4.4–11.52.6-5.3–10.3
20522.1-4.4–10.92.6-5.1–10.5
20531.9-4.5–112.5-6–10.6
20541.9-4.5–10.42.4-6–10.1
20551.9-4.6–10.72.5-6.2–10.7
20561.8-4.9–10.82.5-6.2–11.1
20571.9-4.6–11.12.7-6.1–11
20582.1-4.6–10.82.7-5.8–10.6
20592.1-4.5–11.32.6-6.1–10.9
20602-4.5–10.62.6-6–10.8
20612-4.8–11.32.8-6.1–11.2
20621.8-5.2–112.6-6.4–10.6
20631.8-5.4–10.62.7-6.9–10.5
20641.8-5.4–112.7-6.4–10.3
20651.7-5.4–112.7-6.8–10.2
20661.7-5.6–10.52.6-6.5–10.4
20671.7-5.2–112.6-6.5–10.3
20681.8-5.7–11.52.6-6.3–10.5
20691.9-5.5–11.32.8-6.2–10.5
20701.7-5.3–10.72.7-6.2–10.4
20711.8-5.4–10.92.7-6.5–10.7
20721.7-5.5–11.12.6-5.5–10.4
20731.6-6.2–10.82.5-6.2–10.2
20741.7-6.2–112.6-6–10.2
20751.8-5.8–11.12.7-6.2–10.9
20761.8-5.8–112.7-5.9–10.8
20771.8-6.1–11.12.6-6–10.4
20781.8-5.9–11.42.7-6.2–10.7
20791.8-6.1–112.6-6.5–10.5
20801.7-6.2–10.72.5-6.7–10.1
20811.8-5.8–11.22.6-6.5–10.8
20821.7-6.3–11.42.4-6.5–10.3
20831.7-5.9–11.22.6-6.1–9.9
20841.6-6.4–10.62.5-6.6–10.2
20851.6-6.6–11.32.5-6.7–10.3
20861.6-6.5–10.92.3-6.9–9.7
20871.5-6.9–10.52.6-6.8–10.2
20881.7-6.7–10.92.7-6.4–10.5
20891.7-6.8–11.22.6-6.6–10.3
20901.7-7.1–11.42.6-6.8–10.1
20911.8-7–11.32.6-6.8–10.4
20921.7-6.9–11.22.5-7–10.1
20931.6-6.9–11.12.5-7.1–10.2
20941.6-6.7–10.82.4-6.3–10.3
20951.5-7–112.4-6.6–10.2
20961.6-7–10.92.5-6.6–10
20971.7-7–112.6-6.3–10.3
20981.6-7.2–10.82.4-6.1–10
20991.5-7.3–10.82.5-6.5–10.5
21001.6-7.2–10.92.4-6.3–10.3

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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.

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