Immigrant population

1   Five different delimitations of persons with immigration background/foreign background, by citizenship and immigrant category. 1 January 2003
Citizenship Immigrant category Persons with immigration background Immigrant population1 First generation immigrants without Norwegian background2 Foreign born6 Foreign citizens
Norwegian and foreign citizens, total  551 367  332 793  277 262  333 855  197 668
Without immigration background3 - - - - 1 736
First generation immigrants without Norwegian background  277 262  277 262  277 262  277 262  170 346
Persons born in Norway with to foreign born parents4 55 531 55 531 - - 11 479
Foreign born with one parent born in Norway5 24 927 - - 24 927 3 724
Born in Norway with one foreign born parent5  161 981 - - - 9 778
Born abroad with both parents born in Norway6 31 666 - - 31 666  605
           
Norwegian citizens, total  355 435  150 968  106 916  159 180 -
Without immigration background3 - - - - -
First generation immmigrants without Norwegian background  106 916  106 916  106 916  106 916 -
Persons born in Norway with to foreign born parents4 44 052 44 052 - - -
Foreign born with one parent born in Norwey5 21 203 - - 21 203 -
Born in Norway with one foreign born parent5  152 203 - - - -
Born abroad with both parents born in Norway6 31 061 - - 31 061 -
           
Foreign citizens, total  195 932  181 825  170 346  174 675  197 668
Without immigration background3 - - - - 1 771
First generation immigrants without Norwegian background  170 346  170 346  170 346  170 346  170 346
Persons born in Norway with to foreign born parents4 11 479 11 479 - - 11 479
Foreign born with one parent born in Norway5 3 724 - - 3 724 3 724
Born in Norway with one foreign born parent5 9 778 - - - 9 778
Born abroad with both parents born in Norway6  605 - -  605  605
1  The immigrant population includes persons with two foreign-born parents and grandparents. More precisely:Persons with no parent or grandparents born in Norway.
2  'without Norwegian background' is simplification of ' without parents or grandparents born in Norway'.
3  This is among others persons born in Norway (with parents born there too) who have migrated to a foreign country and got a citizenship of this country , and later returned to Norway.
4  Born in Norway with two foreign born parents/without parents or grandparents born in Norway.
5  Includes a smaller number persons with two foreign born parents, but with at least one grandparent born i Norway.
6  Category contains also those who were 'adopted abroad '. For more information about those who are 'adopted abroad', see our last publication about immigrants with figures per 1 January 2002.

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