Immigrant population

1   Five different delimitations of persons with immigration background/foreign background, by citizenship and immigrant category. 1 January 2001
Citizenship] Innvandringskategori [Immigrant category Persons with immigration background Immigrant population1 First generation immigrants without Norwegian background2 Foreign born Foreign citizens
Norwegian and foreign citizens, total 505 868 297 731 249 904 305 035 184 337
Without immigration background3 - - - - 1 993
First generation immigrants without Norwegian background 249 904 249 904 249 904 249 904 157 202
Persons born in Norway with to foreign born parents4 47 827 47 827 - - 11 119
Adopted abroad5 14 161 - - 14 161 318
Foreign born with one parent born in Norway6 23 143 - - 23 143 3 880
Born in Norway with one foreign born parent6 153 006 - - - 9 311
Born abroad with both parents born in Norway5 17 827 - - 17 827 514
           
Norwegian citizens, total 323 524 129 410 92 702 143 121 -
Without immigration background3 - - - - -
First generation immmigrants without Norwegian background 92 702 92 702 92 702 92 702 -
Persons born in Norway with to foreign born parents4 36 708 36 708 - - -
Adopted abroad5 13 843 - - 13 843 -
Foreign born with one parent born in Norwey6 19 263 - - 19 263 -
Born in Norway with one foreign born parent6 143 695 - - - -
Born abroad with both parents born in Norway5 17 313 - - 17 313 -
           
Foreign citizens, total 182 344 168 321 157 202 161 914 184 337
Without immigration background3 - - - - 1 993
First generation immigrants without Norwegian background 157 202 157 202 157 202 157 202 157 202
Persons born in Norway with to foreign born parents4 11 119 11 119 - - 11 119
Adopted abroad5 318 - - 318 318
Foreign born with one parent born in Norway6 3 880 - - 3 880 3 880
Born in Norway with one foreign born parent6 9 311 - - - 9 311
Born abroad with both parents born in Norway5 514 - - 514 514
1  The immigrant population includes persons with two foreign-born parents. More precisely:Persons with no parents or grandparents born in Norway.
2  'Without Norwegian background ' is simplification of ' Without parents or grandparents born in Norway'.
3  This is among others persons born in Norway (with parents born there too)who have migrated to a foreign country and got a citizenship of this country , and later returned to Norway
4  Born in Norway with two foreign born parents/without parents or grandparents born in Norway.
5  Some of the persons in the category ' born abroad with two parents born in Norway ' have been placed in 'adopted abroad ' og vice versa. Adopted abroad with two foreign born adoptive parents are counted as first generation immigrants without Norwegian background.
6  Includes a smaller number persons with two foreign born parents, but with at least one grandparent born i Norway.

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