Statistics Norway

Immigrant population by reason for immigration

3 First-time immigrations among first generation immigrants1 with non-Nordic citizenship, by citizenship and reason for immigration. 2006
  Total Labour Family Refugee Education Other
  Family in total Familyreunified
with refugee
Total 29 462 11 678 11 355 2 546 3 115 3 223 91
Europe 17 098 10 525 4 697  272  490 1 329 57
Asia 6 934  529 3 887 1 191 1 320 1 188 10
Africa 3 323  147 1 590  952 1 196  385 5
Norht and Central America  963  260  502 9 5  180 16
South America  668 86  475 26 4  102 1
Oceania  260  129 97 4 . 32 2
Stateless  216 2  107 92  100 7 .
               
Non-western countries 23 528 8 589 9 346 2 522 3 110 2 460 23
Western countries 5 934 3 089 2 009 24 5  763 68
               
               
Total 29 462 11 678 11 355 2 546 3 115 3 223 91
Selected countries              
Poland 7 278 5 820 1 377 5 2 77 2
Germany 2 119 1 296  556 5 -  256 11
Lithuania 1 277  957  287 1 - 33 -
Somalia 1 103 -  669  637  433 - 1
Russia 1 012 70  404 25  343  193 2
Philippines 1 012 78  376 3  111  446 1
Thailand  993 7  913 - 26 47 -
United Kingdom  788  428  319 3 - 24 17
Netherlands  725  330  356 - - 23 16
Iraq  725 1  450  397  272 1 1
USA  611  185  303 2 3  107 13
Afghanistan  568 -  363  344  205 - -
China  560 76  195 17 32  257 -
Burma  523 - 73 71  449 . 1
India  502  213  222 4 2 65 -
France  436  229  128 - - 77 2
Pakistan  431 9  356 31 24 42 -
1  Foreign born with two foreign born parents.

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