Statistics Norway

Immigrant population

1   Five different delimitations of persons with immigration background/foreign background, by citizenship and immigrant category. 1 January 2005
Citizenship
Immigrant category		 Persons with immigration background Immigrant population1 First generation immigrants without Norwegian background2 Foreign born6 Foreign citizens
Norwegian and foreign citizens, total  598 820  364 981       301 045       361 143       213 303
Without immigration background3 - - - - 1 712
First generation immigrants without Norwegian background  301 045  301 045  301 045  301 045  184 753
Persons born in Norway with to foreign born parents4 63 936 63 936 - - 13 079
Foreign born with one parent born in Norway5 26 468 - - 26 468 3 728
Born in Norway with one foreign born parent5  173 741 - - - 9 468
Born abroad with both parents born in Norway6 33 630 - - 33 630  563
           
Norwegian citizens, total  387 229  167 149  116 292  172 099 -
Without immigration background3 - - - - -
First generation immigrants without Norwegian background  116 292  116 292  116 292  116 292 -
Persons born in Norway with to foreign born parents4 50 857 50 857 - - -
Foreign born with one parent born in Norway5 22 740 - - 22 740 -
Born in Norway with one foreign born parent5  164 273 - - - -
Born abroad with both parents born in Norway6 33 067 - - 33 067 -
           
Foreign citizens, total  211 591  197 832  184 753  189 044  211 591
Without immigration background3 - - - - 1 712
First generation immigrants without Norwegian background  184 753  184 753  184 753  184 753  184 753
Persons born in Norway with to foreign born parents4 13 079 13 079 - - 13 079
Foreign born with one parent born in Norway5 3 728 - - 3 728 3 728
Born in Norway with one foreign born parent5 9 468 - - - 9 468
Born abroad with both parents born in Norway6  563 - -  563  563
1  The immigrant population includes persons with two foreign-born parents and grandparents. More precisely:Persons with no parent 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  Includes a smaller number persons with two foreign born parents, but with at least one grandparent born i Norway.
6  Category contains also those who were 'adopted abroad '. For more information about those who are 'adopted abroad', see our former publication about immigrants with figures per 1.1.2002.

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