Statistics Norway

Immigrant population by reason for immigration

4 First-time immigrations among first generation immigrants1 with non-Nordic citizenship, by reason for immigration, first year in Norway and residential status 1 January 2007
All reasons for immigration All Resident 1 January 2007 Resident 1 January
in per cent
Total  283 713  206 625 73
1990 11 040 6 544 59
1991 11 069 6 388 58
1992 12 227 7 393 60
1993 16 770 10 805 64
1994 11 335 7 229 64
1995 10 222 6 414 63
1996 9 680 5 596 58
1997 11 548 7 105 62
1998 14 409 9 123 63
1999 22 130 13 484 61
2000 18 948 13 302 70
2001 17 293 12 473 72
2002 22 612 17 536 78
2003 19 797 15 758 80
2004 21 249 17 385 82
2005 23 922 21 094 88
2006 29 462 28 996 98
       
Reason of immigration: labour All Resident 1 January 2007 Resident 1 January in percent
Total 45 736 28 803 63
1990 1 013  272 27
1991 1 053  236 22
1992 1 146  248 22
1993 1 156  210 18
1994 1 169  308 26
1995 1 349  378 28
1996 1 430  407 28
1997 1 792  612 34
1998 2 416  853 35
1999 2 001  744 37
2000 1 901  837 44
2001 2 303 1 125 49
2002 2 639 1 518 58
2003 2 339 1 476 63
2004 4 012 2 877 72
2005 6 339 5 233 83
2006 11 678 11 469 98
       
Reason of immigration: family All Resident 1 January 2007 Resident 1 January in percent
Total  122 494 98 059 80
1990 4 568 3 104 68
1991 4 387 2 801 64
1992 4 906 3 309 67
1993 4 790 3 178 66
1994 4 330 2 993 69
1995 4 466 3 163 71
1996 4 748 3 235 68
1997 6 021 4 293 71
1998 6 992 5 083 73
1999 7 614 5 888 77
2000 7 735 6 139 79
2001 8 469 6 678 79
2002 12 948 10 913 84
2003 9 278 7 965 86
2004 9 332 8 261 89
2005 10 555 9 827 93
2006 11 355 11 229 99
       
Reason of immigration: refugee All Resident 1 January 2007 Resident 1 January in percent
Total 81 988 66 892 82
1990 4 214 2 824 67
1991 4 523 3 070 68
1992 5 023 3 601 72
1993 9 603 7 180 75
1994 4 577 3 693 81
1995 3 057 2 627 86
1996 1 951 1 620 83
1997 2 080 1 821 88
1998 3 095 2 783 90
1999 10 501 6 358 61
2000 7 126 5 727 80
2001 4 198 3 977 95
2002 4 434 4 226 95
2003 5 512 5 395 98
2004 5 063 5 007 99
2005 3 916 3 873 99
2006 3 115 3 110  100
       
Reason of immigration: education All Resident 1 January 2007 Resident 1 January in percent
Total 31 906 11 981 38
1990  975  221 23
1991 1 020  234 23
1992 1 100  201 18
1993 1 175  219 19
1994 1 194  212 18
1995 1 281  219 17
1996 1 462  295 20
1997 1 547  321 21
1998 1 801  355 20
1999 1 918  447 23
2000 2 103  556 26
2001 2 222  641 29
2002 2 503  819 33
2003 2 601  879 34
2004 2 757 1 173 43
2005 3 024 2 092 69
2006 3 223 3 097 96
1  Foreign born with two foreign born parents.

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