Nobel Prize in Peace 2025 Winner Announced, Check Details
Roshni Yadav10 Oct, 2025
Nobel Peace Prize Winners 2025 has been announced today, Friday, October 10, 2025, at 11:00 AM CEST in Oslo. The announcement was made by Jørgen Watne Frydnes, Norwegian Nobel Committee. The award recognises individuals or organisations who have made remarkable contributions to peace, helped end conflicts, and worked to protect human rights worldwide. The winner received 11 million Swedish kronor (around ₹10 crore) and global recognition for their exceptional efforts toward promoting peace.
Who is Nobel Prize Winners in Peace 2025?
The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 winners has been officially announced at 11:00 AM CEST on Friday, 10th October 2025. The table below is updated as the announcement is made by the Norwegian Nobel Institute on behalf of the all-Norwegian, five-member Nobel Committee, appointed by the Norwegian Parliament and responsible for selecting and presenting the laureates.
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Nobel Prize Winners in Peace 2025 |
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Date |
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Announcement Date |
10 October 2025 |
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Award Ceremony |
10 December 2025 |
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Location |
Oslo, Norway |
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Laureate |
Maria Corina Machado |
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Contribution Recognized |
Democratic rights and peaceful transition in Venezuela |
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Nobel Prize 2025 in Peace
The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 has been awarded to Maria Corina Machado, a Venezuelan opposition leader known for her relentless efforts in promoting democracy and human rights in Venezuela. She has been recognized for her courageous fight to achieve a peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy in her country. Despite facing severe repression and political challenges, Machado has been a unifying figure in her nation’s pro-democracy movement. The award highlights the importance of democracy as the foundation for peace both within and between countries, especially in times of growing authoritarianism.
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How can I watch the Nobel Peace Prize 2025 announcement live?
You can watch it live on the official Nobel Prize YouTube channel. Just visit the channel at the time of the announcement.
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Who Won the Nobel Prize in Peace Last Year (2024)?
The Nobel Peace Prize 2024 went to Nihon Hidankyo, a group from Japan that represents the survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs. They were honoured for working to make the world free of nuclear weapons and showing, through survivors’ stories, why nuclear weapons should never be used again.
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Nobel Prize in Peace Statistics (1901–2024)
The Nobel Peace Prize has been given for many years to people and groups. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to those who work hard for peace, human rights, and a better world. Below you can check some interesting facts and numbers from 1901 to 2024.
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Nobel Prize in Peace Statistics (1901–2024) |
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Fact |
Details & Numbers |
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First Nobel Peace Prize |
1901 |
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Total Nobel Peace Prizes awarded |
105 (from 1901 to 2024) |
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Years when not awarded |
19 times (e.g., during World Wars and specific years: 1914–1916, 1918, 1923–24, 1928, 1932, 1939–43, 1948, 1955–56, 1966–67, 1972) |
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Prizes to individuals only |
71 |
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Prizes shared by 2 laureates |
31 |
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Prizes shared by 3 laureates |
3 (1994, 2011, 2022) |
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Total Nobel Peace Prize laureates |
142 (111 individuals, 31 organizations - of which 28 are unique as some won multiple times) |
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Most honored (multiple wins) |
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) - 3 times; UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) - 2 times |
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Female laureates |
19 out of 111 individuals; the first was Bertha von Suttner in 1905 |
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Youngest laureate |
Malala Yousafzai (age 17 in 2014) |
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Oldest laureate |
Joseph Rotblat (age 86 in 1995) |
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Laureate declined the prize |
Le Duc Tho (1973, Vietnam) |
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Posthumous laureate |
Dag Hammarskjöld (1961; only one since the rule change in 1974) |
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Place of the award ceremony |
Oslo, Norway |
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Nobel Peace Prize medal designer |
Gustav Vigeland (Norwegian sculptor) |
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Prize amount (2025) |
11 million Swedish kronor (SEK) |
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