Denmark vs Norway: Net migration

Denmark

22,103

in 2025

Norway

29,798

in 2025

Denmark rank

31st

Norway rank

28th

Net migration over time

Denmark
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 29,798 against 22,103 in Denmark, a difference of 7,695.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 24 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.

Globally, Denmark ranks 31st and Norway ranks 28th of 215 countries.

Individual pages

Net migration in Denmark
Net migration in Norway
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Net migration
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,424 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Net migration is the net total of migrants during the period, that is, the number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants, including both citizens and noncitizens.