Statistics Norway

Immigrant population

2   Five different delimitations of persons with immigration background/foreign background, by citizenship and immigrant category. 1 January 2007
Citizenship Immigrant category Persons with immigration background Immigrant population1 First generation immigrants without Norwegian background2 Foreign born6 Foreign citizens
Norwegian and foreign citizens, total  664 749  415 318  341 830  405 109  238 305
Without immigration background3 - - - - 1 691
First generation immigrants without Norwegian background  341 830  341 830  341 830  341 830  208 847
Persons born in Norway with to foreign born parents4 73 488 73 488 - - 14 331
Foreign born with one parent born in Norway5 28 092 - - 28 092 3 818
Born in Norway with one foreign born parent5  186 152 - - - 9 097
Born abroad with both parents born in Norway6 35 187 - - 35 187  521
           
Norwegian citizens, total  428 135  192 140  132 983  191 923 -
Without immigration background3 - - - - -
First generation immigrants without Norwegian background  132 983  132 983  132 983  132 983 -
Persons born in Norway with to foreign born parents4 59 157 59 157 - - -
Foreign born with one parent born in Norway5 24 274 - - 24 274 -
Born in Norway with one foreign born parent5  177 055 - - - -
Born abroad with both parents born in Norway6 34 666 - - 34 666 -
           
Foreign citizens, total  236 614  223 178  208 847  213 186  238 305
Without immigration background3 - - - - 1 691
First generation immigrants without Norwegian background  208 847  208 847  208 847  208 847  208 847
Persons born in Norway with to foreign born parents4 14 331 14 331 - - 14 331
Foreign born with one parent born in Norway5 3 818 - - 3 818 3 818
Born in Norway with one foreign born parent5 9 097 - - - 9 097
Born abroad with both parents born in Norway6  521 - -  521  521
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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