Bulgaria vs Norway: Refugees by country of asylum
Bulgaria
108,747 people
in 2024
Norway
123,981 people
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
50th
Norway rank
47th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Bulgaria
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 123,981 people against 108,747 people in Bulgaria, a difference of 15,234 people.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Norway ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 50th and Norway ranks 47th of 183 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 703.62 people | 43,124 people | 42,420 people | Norway |
| 2000s | 4,098 people | 43,309 people | 39,212 people | Norway |
| 2010s | 12,265 people | 49,684 people | 37,419 people | Norway |
| 2020s | 85,321 people | 79,719 people | 5,602 people | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Bulgaria or Norway?
- Norway, at 123,981 people against 108,747 people in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Bulgaria and Norway?
- 15,234 people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Norway?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Norway rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Bulgaria ranks 50th and Norway ranks 47th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Refugees by country of asylum. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People who fled their country of origin and are in need of international protection. Refugees are those who have already been granted asylum status in the country they moved to. This includes all refugees who live in this country, not just those who arrived that year.