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Five different delimitations of persons with immigration background/foreign background, by citizenship and immigrant category. 1 January 2014
Category and citizenshipPersons with immigration backgroundImmigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents1ImmigrantsForeign born2Foreign citizens
1Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents includes persons with two foreign-born parents and grandparents. More precisely: Persons with no parent or grandparents born in Norway.
2Inter-country adopted persons are included here.
3This is among others, persons born in Norway to Norwegian-born parents who have migrated to a foreign country and got a citizenship of this country, and later returned to Norway.
4Born in Norway with two foreign born parents/without parents or grandparents born in Norway.
5Includes a smaller number persons with two foreign born parents, but with at least one grandparent born i Norway.
Norwegian and foreign citizens, total1 065 586759 185633 110704 511483 177
Born in Norway with Norwegian-born parents3----2 352
Immigrants633 110633 110633 110633 110436 142
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents4126 075126 075--32 782
Foreign-born with one Norwegian-born parent533 692--33 6923 937
Norwegian-born with one foreign-born parent5235 000---7 495
Foreign-born to Norwegian-born parents237 709--37 709469
      
Norwegian citizens, total584 761290 261196 968263 963-
Immigrants196 968196 968196 968196 968-
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents593 29393 293---
Foreign-born with one Norwegian-born parent529 755--29 755-
Norwegian-born with one foreign-born parent5227 505----
Foreign-born to Norwegian-born parents237 240--37 240-
      
Foreign citizens, total480 825468 924436 142440 548483 177
Born in Norway with Norwegian-born parents3----2 352
Immigrants436 142436 142436 142436 142436 142
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents432 78232 782--32 782
Foreign-born with one Norwegian-born parent53 937--3 9373 937
Norwegian-born with one foreign-born parent57 495---7 495
Foreign-born to Norwegian-born parents2469--469469