Table 8 Immigrations, first-time immigrations and first generation immigrants with non-Nordic citizenship by reason for immigration. 1990-2006

8 Immigrations, first-time immigrations¹ and first generation immigrants² with non-Nordic citizenship by reason for immigration. 1990-2006
Year	Immigrations in total	Immigrations performed by former residents of Norway	First time immigrations

			First time immigrations in total	Norwegiand citizens	Nordic citizens³	Non-Nordic citizens that are not first generation immigrants	Non-Nordic first generation immigrants
							In total	Reason for immigration
							In total	Work	Family	Refugee	Training	Other

1990-2006	568 708	173 122	395 586	21 031	83 230	7 612	283 713	45 736	122 494	81 988	31 906	1 589

1990	25 494	10 543	14 951	647	2 653	611	11 040	1 013	4 568	4 214	975	270
1991	26 283	11 247	15 036	728	2 720	519	11 069	1 053	4 387	4 523	1 020	86
1992	26 743	10 265	16 478	881	2 782	588	12 227	1 146	4 906	5 023	1 100	52
1993	31 711	10 183	21 528	928	3 217	613	16 770	1 156	4 790	9 603	1 175	46
1994	26 911	9 887	17 024	954	4 150	585	11 335	1 169	4 330	4 577	1 194	65
1995	25 589	9 737	15 852	1 091	3 988	551	10 222	1 349	4 466	3 057	1 281	69
1996	26 239	9 996	16 243	983	4 985	595	9 680	1 430	4 748	1 951	1 462	89
1997	31 957	11 017	20 940	1 195	7 563	634	11 548	1 792	6 021	2 080	1 547	108
1998	36 704	11 042	25 662	1 193	9 349	711	14 409	2 416	6 992	3 095	1 801	105
1999	41 841	10 802	31 039	1 163	7 167	579	22 130	2 001	7 614	10 501	1 918	96
2000	36 487	9 656	26 831	1 381	6 250	252	18 948	1 901	7 735	7 126	2 103	83
2001	34 264	9 541	24 723	1 477	5 684	269	17 293	2 303	8 469	4 198	2 222	101
2002	40 122	9 919	30 203	1 799	5 526	266	22 612	2 639	12 948	4 434	2 503	88
2003	35 957	9 713	26 244	1 696	4 546	205	19 797	2 339	9 278	5 512	2 601	67
2004	36 482	9 446	27 036	1 666	3 893	228	21 249	4 012	9 332	5 063	2 757	85
2005	40 148	10 272	29 876	1 677	4 067	210	23 922	6 339	10 555	3 916	3 024	88
2006	45 776	9 856	35 920	1 572	4 690	196	29 462	11 678	11 355	3 115	3 223	91

¹	The first immigration of a foreign born.
²	Foreign born with foreign born parents.
³	Citizens of Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Sweden.