Statistics Norway

Immigrant population

2 Five different delimitations of persons with immigration background/foreign background, by citizenship and immigrant category. 1 January 2008
Citizenship
Immigrant category		 Persons with
immigration
background		 Immigrant
population1		 First generation
immigrants without
Norwegian
background2		 Foreign
born6		 Foreign
citizens
Norwegian and foreign citizens, total  716 967  459 614  380 644  445 360  266 260
Without immigration background3 - - - - 1 642
First generation immigrants without Norwegian background  380 644  380 644  380 644  380 644  236 379
Persons born in Norway with to foreign born parents4 78 970 78 970 - - 15 212
Foreign born with one parent born in Norway5 28 968 - - 28 968 3 791
Born in Norway with one foreign born parent5  192 637 - - - 8 716
Born abroad with both parents born in Norway6 35 748 - - 35 748  520
           
Norwegian citizens, total  452 349  208 023  144 265  204 670 -
Without immigration background3 - - - - -
First generation immigrants without Norwegian background  144 265  144 265  144 265  144 265 -
Persons born in Norway with to foreign born parents4 63 758 63 758 - - -
Foreign born with one parent born in Norway5 25 177 - - 25 177 -
Born in Norway with one foreign born parent5  183 921 - - - -
Born abroad with both parents born in Norway6 35 228 - - 35 228 -
           
Foreign citizens, total  264 618  251 591  236 379  240 690  266 260
Without immigration background3 - - - - 1 642
First generation immigrants without Norwegian background  236 379  236 379  236 379  236 379  236 379
Persons born in Norway with to foreign born parents4 15 212 15 212 - - 15 212
Foreign born with one parent born in Norway5 3 791 - - 3 791 3 791
Born in Norway with one foreign born parent5 8 716 - - - 8 716
Born abroad with both parents born in Norway6  520 - -  520  520
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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