Statistics Norway

Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents

2 Five different delimitations of persons with immigration background/foreign background, by citizenship and immigrant category. 1 January 2011
Immigrant category and citizenship Persons with immigration background Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents1 Immigrants Foreign born5 Foreign citizens
Norwegian and foreign citizens, total  883 004  600 922  500 500  569 096  369 228
Without immigration background2 - - - - 1 711
Immigrants  500 500  500 500  500 500  500 500  331 677
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents3  100 422  100 422 - - 23 494
Foreign-born with one Norwegian-born parent4 31 540 - - 31 540 3 855
Norwegian-born with one foreign-born parent4  213 486 - - - 8 008
Foreign-born to Norwegian-born parents5 37 056 - - 37 056  483
           
Norwegian citizens, total  515 487  245 751  168 823 - -
Immigrants  168 823  168 823  168 823  168 823 -
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents4 76 928 76 928 - - -
Foreign-born with one Norwegian-born parent4 27 685 - - 27 685 -
Norwegian-born with one foreign-born parent4  205 478 - - - -
Foreign-born to Norwegian-born parents5 36 573 - - 36 573 -
           
Foreign citizens, total  367 517  355 171  331 677  336 015  369 228
Without immigration background3 - - - - 1 711
Immigrants  331 677  331 677  331 677  331 677  331 677
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents4 23 494 23 494 - - 23 494
Foreign-born with one Norwegian-born parent4 3 855 - - 3 855 3 855
Norwegian-born with one foreign-born parent4 8 008 - - - 8 008
Foreign-born to Norwegian-born parents5  483 - -  483  483
1  Immigrants 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.
2  This 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.
3  Born in Norway with two foreign born parents/without parents or grandparents born in Norway.
4  Includes a smaller number persons with two foreign born parents, but with at least one grandparent born i Norway.
5  Inter-country adopted persons are included here.

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