Nationality of Nobel Peace Prize laureates 1901-2025

Published by
Lorenzo Macchi,
Oct 13, 2025

The United States holds the highest number of winners of the Nobel Peace Prize, with ** winners. The most recent U.S. citizen to win the prize was former President Barack Obama in 2009. The United Kingdom holds the second-highest number of winners with ******, whereas both Switzerland and UN organizations had received *** each. In 2025, the prize was awarded to the Venezuelan politician and activist Maria Corina Machado for her work promoting democratization in Venezuela. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded annually to people or organizations who make a substantial commitment to promote peace around the world.

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Nationality of Nobel Peace Prize laureates from 1901 to 2025

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October 2025

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

1901 to 2025

Special properties

Includes both people and organizations

Supplementary notes

The prize was not awarded in 1914, 1915, and 1916, 1918, 1923, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1948, 1955, 1956, 1966, 1967, and 1972.

*Includes West Germany.

**Includes UN-affiliated organizations.

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