Ireland vs Norway: Net migration

Ireland
35,417
in 2025
Norway
29,798
in 2025
Ireland rank
26th
Norway rank
28th

Net migration over time

  • Ireland
  • Norway
-50.0k050.0k100.0k196019922025

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 35,417 against 29,798 in Norway, a difference of 5,619.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.

Globally, Ireland ranks 26th and Norway ranks 28th of 215 countries.

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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

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.