Migration impact
🇳🇴 Norway
A plain-language summary of who arrives, who leaves, and what the government spends on migration in Norway. Every headline figure is a reported value from an official source — nothing is estimated.
At a glance
Headline figures
486,522
Total incoming
People arrived, all recorded years
195
Total outgoing
People left, all recorded years
+486,327
Net balance
Net inflow
$4.9B
Spent on migrants · 2024
0.98% of GDP
Trend
Incoming vs outgoing, by year
Arrivals compared with departures for each reported year. Use the selector to read the exact figures for a single year.
129,576
Incoming
52
Outgoing
+129,524
Net that year
Public expenditure
What the government spends on migrants
Migration-related public spending (refugee support and development assistance provided) in current US dollars. For donor countries this includes in-donor refugee costs.
$4.9B
Total spending · 2024
Reported migration-related expenditure
0.98%
Share of GDP
About $0.98 of every $100 of national output
For perspective
What $4.9B could otherwise fund
The same amount, spent on other public services, using round benchmark unit costs. These are illustrative comparisons to convey scale — not an actual budget or policy proposal.
9
top-tier hospitals
A large modern referral hospital (~$500M each).
40
general hospitals
A mid-size general hospital (~$120M each).
16
university campuses
A new university campus (~$300M each).
490
kilometres of motorway
One kilometre of modern motorway (~$10M).
981
well-equipped schools
A brand-new fully equipped school (~$5M each).
1,635
public libraries
A community public library (~$3M each).
3,271
kindergartens
A new kindergarten / nursery (~$1.5M each).
19,631
fully equipped ambulances
A new fully equipped ambulance (~$250k each).
32,718
affordable homes
A modest new affordable home (~$150k each).
54,531
doctor-years of salary
One doctor employed for a full year (~$90k).
89,233
nurse-years of salary
One nurse employed for a full year (~$55k).
109,062
teacher-years of salary
One teacher employed for a full year (~$45k).
245,391
university scholarships
A full one-year university scholarship (~$20k).
408,985
hospital beds for a year
Running one hospital bed for a year (~$12k).
2,044,929
annual pension top-ups
An extra $200/month for a pensioner for a year.
8,179,716
laptops for students
One laptop for a school student (~$600 each).