Statistics Norway

Immigrant population by reason for immigration

7 First-time immigrations among first generation immigrants1 with non-Nordic citizenship, by reason for immigration, sex and age. Year of immigration 1990-2006
  Total Labour Family Refugee Education Other
Both sexes, total  283 713 45 736  122 494 81 988 31 906 1 589
0-17 70 618 3 40 386 26 875 3 160  194
18-29  113 548 19 001 43 577 26 492 24 034  444
30-59 93 267 26 448 35 312 26 202 4 692  613
60-79 5 940  282 3 038 2 332 20  268
80+  340 2  181 87 . 70
             
             
Males, total  139 961 35 219 42 504 48 157 13 296  785
0-17 36 453 2 20 736 14 537 1 091 87
18-29 50 428 12 904 11 806 16 565 8 942  211
30-59 50 631 22 103 8 901 16 057 3 248  322
60-79 2 313  209  984  963 15  142
80+  136 1 77 35 . 23
             
             
Females, total  143 752 10 517 79 990 33 831 18 610  804
0-17 34 165 1 19 650 12 338 2 069  107
18-29 63 120 6 097 31 771 9 927 15 092  233
30-59 42 636 4 345 26 411 10 145 1 444  291
60-79 3 627 73 2 054 1 369 5  126
80+  204 1  104 52 . 47
1  Foreign born with two foreign born parents.

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