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11 400 new Norwegian citizens
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2010-05-27T10:00:00.000Z
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Naturalisations, 2009

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11 400 new Norwegian citizens

A total of 11 400 persons were naturalised in 2009. The largest group of foreign citizens who were granted Norwegian citizenship in 2009, 1 700 in total, was from Somalia.

Around half of all Norwegian citizenships granted went to Asians. The second largest group was Africans, whose total number of naturalisations accounted for 25 per cent of all naturalisations in 2009. Former European citizens made up 21 per cent of all naturalisations.

Naturalisations. 1977-2009

The largest group of foreign citizens who were granted Norwegian citizenship in 2009 (1 700 in total) were from Somalia. Iraqis were the second largest group with 1 270 naturalisations. The third largest group was from Afghanistan, with 860 naturalisations.

The ten largest groups of naturalisations by previous citizenship. 2009

The total number of naturalisations since 1977 is 224 600, and more than 157 000 (70 per cent) of those naturalised have a non-European origin.

Most in Oslo

Oslo represented the highest number naturalisations, 2 800, or 24 per cent of those who were granted Norwegian citizenship in 2009. Sogn og Fjordane and Finnmark had the lowest percentage of naturalisations in 2009, with 0.9 per cent.

The statistics are based on population register data. For more information about comparability and correlation with other statistics visit About the statistics at http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/02/statsborger_en/

You will find more information about naturalisations at http://www.udi.no/ .

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