The number of people emigrating from Norway started to increase in 2008 and peaked in 2016, when more than 40,000 people emigrated. It then fell rapidly over the next years, falling below 27,000 in 2020, partly driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. It then increased again, reaching 32,000 people in 2022. In 2021, the most common destination for people emigrating from Norway was the neighboring country Sweden.
Emigration from Norway from 2000 to 2022
Characteristic
Number of emigrants
2022
32,536
2021
34,297
2020
26,744
2019
26,826
2018
34,382
2017
36,843
2016
40,724
2015
37,474
2014
31,875
2013
35,716
2012
31,227
2011
32,466
2010
31,506
2009
26,549
2008
23,615
2007
22,122
2006
22,053
2005
21,709
2004
23,271
2003
24,672
2002
22,948
2001
26,309
2000
26,854
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Statistics Norway. (March 20, 2023). Emigration from Norway from 2000 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/586510/emigration-from-norway/
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