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Majority immigrate for labour
A total of 36 900 persons with non-Nordic citizenship immigrated to Norway in 2018 - 5 700 fewer than the year before. Labour is now the most common reason for immigrating to Norway.
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Largest decline in naturalisation
A total of 10 300 persons were naturalised in 2018, which was a fall of over 50 per cent from the year before. The largest decline in absolute numbers was among Asian citizens, whose naturalisation went down by 6 300 persons in 2018.
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Lower growth in the number of immigrants
The growth in the number of immigrants in Norway is the lowest for a number of years. The increase was 18 400 in 2018, making this the smallest growth since 2005.
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Refugees inside and outside the labour market 2017
Reports 2019/01
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Former participants in the Introduction programme 2011-2015
Reports 2018/38
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Immigrant households, their composition and housing conditions
Reports 2018/37
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Free center-based child care in Oslo
Reports 2018/34
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Quality of life among immigrants. An analysis of the Survey on living conditions among persons with an immigrant background 2016
Reports 2018/31
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Adult refugees without education and with primary and lower secondary education
Reports 2018/29
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Welfare benefits and employment
Reports 2018/25
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Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents from Syria
Reports 2018/24
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Developments in residential segregation in selected major and central municipalities after 2005
Reports 2018/23
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5 per cent more with refugee background
A total of 228 200 persons with a refugee background were living in Norway on 1 January 2018. This represented 31 per cent of all migrants, and 4.3 per cent of the total population.
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Many immigrate for family reasons
A total of 42 100 persons with non-Nordic citizenship immigrated to Norway in 2017 - 9 000 fewer than the year before. Family is now the most common reason for immigrating to Norway.
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Strong decline in refugee migration
Around 7 800 refugees migrated to Norway in 2017. This is almost half the number compared to the previous year. Much of the reason is a strong decline in refugees from Syria.
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