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This statistics show the number of naturalisations in 2015 and the countries of origin. In 2015, 12 400 persons were naturalised.

Naturalisations, 2015

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Fewer naturalisations

A total of 12 400 persons were naturalised in 2015, which corresponds to a 19 per cent decline from the record year of 2014. The largest decline was among former citizens of Somalia, with 60 per cent fewer naturalisations compared with 2014.

NaturalisationsPublished 11 May 2016
TotalTotal, in periodChange
20152006 - 20152014 - 2015
Absolute numbersAbsolute numbersPer cent
Total12 432128 150-18.9
Previous citizenship
Europe without Turkey and Cyprus2 50027 049-14.9
Africa2 90832 062-20.0
Asia including Turkey and Cyprus6 14259 486-18.7
North America13864384.0
South and Central America4624 129-19.8
Oceania679-33.3
Stateless and unknown2764 702-49.7

Source: Statistics Norway

Among those who were naturalised in 2015, most people were from Eritrea, Afghanistan and Iraq. The group from Eritrea increased the most from 2014 and was thus the largest group in 2015, with 1100 people - twice as many as the year before. The group from Pakistan also had a relatively high increase - from 500 to 700 people. The groups from Somalia and Iraq, however, were considerably smaller in 2015 than in 2014, and only 450 Somalis were granted Norwegian citizenship in 2015 compared with 1 150 the previous year.

Small gender disparity overall

The gender disparity was small among those who were granted Norwegian citizenship - 54 per cent were women. In the largest group - Eritreans - half were women. Among some groups, however, the proportion of women was high, with at least three out of four for women from Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Brazil and Ukraine.

Eight out of ten people were aged 40 or younger.

Most residents of Oslo

Twenty-four per cent of those who were granted Norwegian citizenship were residents of Oslo. This was followed by residents of Akershus, with 12 per cent, and Rogaland with 10 per cent.