Greece vs Norway: Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled
Greece
116,450
in 2024
Norway
123,981
in 2024
Greece rank
48th
Norway rank
47th
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled over time
- Greece
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 123,981 against 116,450 in Greece, a difference of 7,531.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 48th and Norway ranks 47th of 183 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 17,233 | 2,744 | 14,489 | Greece |
| 1960s | 15,450 | 3,000 | 12,450 | Greece |
| 1970s | 2,636 | 3,600 | 964 | Norway |
| 1980s | 4,662 | 10,745 | 6,083 | Norway |
| 1990s | 6,972 | 39,363 | 32,391 | Norway |
| 2000s | 3,238 | 43,309 | 40,071 | Norway |
| 2010s | 27,099 | 49,684 | 22,585 | Norway |
| 2020s | 138,469 | 79,719 | 58,751 | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled, Greece or Norway?
- Norway, at 123,981 against 116,450 in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled between Greece and Norway?
- 7,531, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Norway?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Norway rank globally for refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled?
- Greece ranks 48th and Norway ranks 47th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum with 169 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.