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Immigration and immigrants

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Statistics Norway publishes statistics and analyses on immigrants in Norwayand their Norwegian-born children. The statistics form a picture of the demography and living conditions of immigrants, the scope of immigration to Norway, immigrants’ settlement patterns, employment and income.

Number of immigrants and norwegian born with imigrant parents, by country of origin
Number Change in % previous year Change in % last 10 years Years
Persons with immigrant background, total 654 956 9 122 2012
EU/EEA, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand 272 204 14 149 2012
Asia, Africa, Latin America, Oceania excl. Australia and New Zealand, and Europe outside EU/EEA 382 752 6 106 2012
Immigrants, total 546 521 9 121 2012
EU/EEA, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand 254 810 14 148 2012
Asia, Africa, Latin America, Oceania excl. Australia and New Zealand, and Europe outside EU/EEA 291 711 6 102 2012
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, total 108 435 8 122 2012
EU/EEA, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand 17 394 17 152 2012
Asia, Africa, Latin America, Oceania excl. Australia and New Zealand, and Europe outside EU/EEA 91 041 6 118 2012

Source: Statistics Norway

Immigration, emigration and net-migration, by world region
Number Change in % previous year Change in % last 10 years Years
Emigration
EU/EEA, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand 21 134 10.3 9.1 2011
Asia, Africa, Latin America, Oceania excl. Australia and New Zealand, and Europe outside EU/EEA 11 332 -8.3 108.7 2011
Immigration
EU/EEA, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand 55 897 7.5 191.0 2011
Asia, Africa, Latin America, Oceania excl. Australia and New Zealand, and Europe outside EU/EEA 23 601 7.9 63.3 2011
Net migration
EU/EEA, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand 34 763 . . 2011
Asia, Africa, Latin America, Oceania excl. Australia and New Zealand, and Europe outside EU/EEA 12 269 . . 2011

Source: Statistics Norway

Employed, by immigrant category, world region and sex. Percentage share of persons aged 15-74 years in each categories
Share Change in % previous year Year
Both sexes
Total population 69.1 0.0 2011
Immigrants, total 62.8 1.9 2011
EU/EEA, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand 73.1 2.1 2011
Asia, Africa, Latin America, Oceania excl. Australia and New Zealand, and Europe outside EU/EEA 54.1 0.9 2011
Women
Total population 66.4 -0.2 2011
Immigrants, total 57.6 0.9 2011
EU/EEA, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand 68.4 0.7 2011
Asia, Africa, Latin America, Oceania excl. Australia and New Zealand, and Europe outside EU/EEA 50.5 0.6 2011
Men
Total population 71.7 0.1 2011
Immigrants, total 67.6 2.7 2011
EU/EEA, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand 76.5 2.8 2011
Asia, Africa, Latin America, Oceania excl. Australia and New Zealand, and Europe outside EU/EEA 58.1 1.2 2011

Source: Statistics Norway

Students in tertiary education in % of registered age group 19-24 years, by country of origin and sex
Share Change in % previous year Year
Both sexes
Total population 31.6 1.3 2011
Immigrants, total 15.8 -3.7 2011
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents 38.7 1.0 2011
Women
Total population 38.2 1.6 2011
Immigrants, total 18.1 -0.5 2011
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents 44.2 0.9 2011
Men
Total population 25.4 1.2 2011
Immigrants, total 13.4 -6.3 2011
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents 33.4 1.2 2011

Source: Statistics Norway

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