Mali vs Norway: Refugees by country of asylum
Mali
135,533 people
in 2024
Norway
123,981 people
in 2024
Mali rank
45th
Norway rank
47th
Refugees by country of asylum over time
- Mali
- Norway
How they compare
Mali currently reports 135,533 people against 123,981 people in Norway, a difference of 11,552 people.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Norway ahead.
Mali ranks 45th and Norway ranks 47th of 183 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60 people | 3,000 people | 2,940 people | Norway |
| 1980s | 50 people | 14,413 people | 14,363 people | Norway |
| 1990s | 14,126 people | 39,363 people | 25,236 people | Norway |
| 2000s | 10,133 people | 43,309 people | 33,176 people | Norway |
| 2010s | 17,628 people | 49,684 people | 32,056 people | Norway |
| 2020s | 71,994 people | 79,719 people | 7,725 people | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugees by country of asylum, Mali or Norway?
- Mali, at 135,533 people against 123,981 people in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugees by country of asylum between Mali and Norway?
- 11,552 people, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Norway?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Mali and Norway rank globally for refugees by country of asylum?
- Mali ranks 45th and Norway ranks 47th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) – 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.