Migration

16   Immigration and emigration, by Norwegian/foreign citizenship and country of immigration/emigration. 2000
  Total Norwegian citizens Foreign citizens
Country of immigration/emigration Immigration Emigration Net migration Immigration Emigration Net migration Immigration Emigration Net migration
Total 36 542 26 854 9 688 8 757 11 923 -3 166 27 785 14 931 12 854
                   
                   
Europe 19 804 19 584 220 5 349 8 622 -3 273 14 455 10 962 3 493
Denmark 2 959 3 262 -303 1 130 1 716 -586 1 829 1 546 283
Greenland 28 11 17 15 5 10 13 6 7
Finland 1 311 1 041 270 42 80 -38 1 269 961 308
Faroe Islands 46 145 -99 8 12 -4 38 133 -95
Iceland 516 624 -108 46 78 -32 470 546 -76
Sweden 5 059 6 593 -1 534 1 508 2 883 -1 375 3 551 3 710 -159
Albania 22 8 14 5 1 4 17 7 10
Belgium 212 198 14 135 136 -1 77 62 15
Bulgaria 98 14 84 4 1 3 94 13 81
Andorra 5 4 1 3 3 - 2 1 1
Estonia 105 41 64 4 2 2 101 39 62
France 538 519 19 198 207 -9 340 312 28
Gibraltar 1 2 -1 - 2 -2 1 - 1
Greece 110 80 30 55 64 -9 55 16 39
Belarus 39 7 32 1 - 1 38 7 31
Ireland 80 109 -29 47 77 -30 33 32 1
Croatia 277 20 257 9 13 -4 268 7 261
Italy 229 170 59 64 91 -27 165 79 86
Latvia 146 54 92 8 10 -2 138 44 94
Yugoslavia 1 032 1 249 -217 9 15 -6 1 023 1 234 -211
Malta 17 3 14 9 3 6 8 - 8
Netherlands 449 407 42 142 187 -45 307 220 87
Luxembourg 23 15 8 17 14 3 6 1 5
Monaco - 4 -4 - 4 -4 - - -
Poland 289 107 182 47 46 1 242 61 181
Portugal 70 91 -21 25 58 -33 45 33 12
Romania 116 34 82 11 10 1 105 24 81
San Marino 4 - 4 2 - 2 2 - 2
Lithuania 137 31 106 10 4 6 127 27 100
Spain 548 1 214 -666 397 1 109 -712 151 105 46
Moldova 15 - 15 1 - 1 14 - 14
United Kingdom 1 653 1 866 -213 820 1 110 -290 833 756 77
Russia 895 106 789 40 11 29 855 95 760
Switzerland 151 191 -40 76 130 -54 75 61 14
Turkey 464 116 348 52 70 -18 412 46 366
Germany 1 371 871 500 313 354 -41 1 058 517 541
Slovenia - 2 -2 - 2 -2 - - -
Ukraine 79 19 60 5 3 2 74 16 58
Hungary 104 47 57 33 29 4 71 18 53
Austria 90 99 -9 35 49 -14 55 50 5
Bosnia-Herzegovina 325 155 170 4 7 -3 321 148 173
Macedonia 60 8 52 3 3 - 57 5 52
Slovakia 67 11 56 6 4 2 61 7 54
Czech Republic 64 36 28 10 19 -9 54 17 37
                   
Africa 3 388 803 2 585 452 377 75 2 936 426 2 510
Algeria 37 10 27 2 6 -4 35 4 31
Angola 17 43 -26 10 31 -21 7 12 -5
Botswana 16 16 - 1 2 -1 15 14 1
St.Helena 1 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 -1
Burundi 1 - 1 - - - 1 - 1
Benin - 2 -2 - 2 -2 - - -
Equatorial Guinea 1 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 -1
Ivory Coast 32 8 24 25 6 19 7 2 5
Eritrea 41 6 35 1 4 -3 40 2 38
Ethiopia 373 76 297 81 21 60 292 55 237
Egypt 37 35 2 9 22 -13 28 13 15
Djibouti 2 2 - 2 1 1 - 1 -1
Gabon - 3 -3 - 3 -3 - - -
Gambia 38 4 34 1 - 1 37 4 33
Ghana 105 78 27 11 12 -1 94 66 28
Guinea 2 1 1 - - - 2 1 1
Cameroon 38 8 30 13 6 7 25 2 23
Kapp Verde 3 1 2 - 1 -1 3 - 3
Kenya 214 43 171 28 29 -1 186 14 172
Congo Brazzaville 31 - 31 1 - 1 30 - 30
Congo former Zaire 38 - 38 - - - 38 - 38
Lesotho 3 1 2 1 - 1 2 1 1
Liberia 3 - 3 - - - 3 - 3
Libya 8 2 6 5 1 4 3 1 2
Madagascar 52 21 31 44 18 26 8 3 5
Malawi 4 11 -7 - 3 -3 4 8 -4
Mali 21 8 13 17 7 10 4 1 3
Morocco 255 62 193 56 40 16 199 22 177
Mauritius 3 2 1 - 2 -2 3 - 3
Namibia 24 19 5 6 10 -4 18 9 9
Niger - 8 -8 - 8 -8 - - -
Nigeria 45 14 31 4 2 2 41 12 29
Mozambique 27 1 26 12 1 11 15 - 15
Zimbabwe 44 22 22 14 5 9 30 17 13
Rwanda 29 2 27 4 1 3 25 1 24
Senegal 6 1 5 - 1 -1 6 - 6
Seychelles 5 - 5 5 - 5 - - -
Sierra Leone 19 3 16 - 3 -3 19 - 19
Somalia 1 424 81 1 343 11 47 -36 1 413 34 1 379
Sudan 51 14 37 1 5 -4 50 9 41
Swaziland 2 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 -
South Africa 86 63 23 31 24 7 55 39 16
Tanzania 119 75 44 28 29 -1 91 46 45
Togo 5 1 4 3 1 2 2 - 2
Tunisia 42 13 29 7 9 -2 35 4 31
Uganda 52 28 24 1 10 -9 51 18 33
Zambia 32 11 21 14 3 11 18 8 10
Burkina Faso - 1 -1 - 1 -1 - - -
                   
Asia 9 698 1 663 8 035 1 277 991 286 8 421 672 7 749
Afghanistan 369 - 369 - - - 369 - 369
Armenia 22 - 22 - - - 22 - 22
Azerbaijan 41 9 32 24 6 18 17 3 14
Bahrain 2 1 1 2 - 2 - 1 -1
Bangladesh 70 35 35 16 12 4 54 23 31
Bhutan 4 1 3 - - - 4 1 3
Brunei 4 4 - 4 - 4 - 4 -4
Myanmar 3 - 3 - - - 3 - 3
Sri Lanka 258 49 209 17 15 2 241 34 207
United Arab Emirates 76 74 2 62 48 14 14 26 -12
Philippines 464 122 342 73 85 -12 391 37 354
Georgia 8 - 8 2 - 2 6 - 6
Taiwan 16 3 13 9 2 7 7 1 6
Hong Kong 41 16 25 27 15 12 14 1 13
India 259 73 186 31 25 6 228 48 180
Indonesia 54 18 36 10 7 3 44 11 33
Iraq 4 382 29 4 353 11 10 1 4 371 19 4 352
Iran 509 42 467 21 14 7 488 28 460
Israel 82 34 48 32 17 15 50 17 33
Japan 123 101 22 43 40 3 80 61 19
Jordan 50 4 46 9 2 7 41 2 39
Cambodia 3 6 -3 2 6 -4 1 - 1
Kazakhstan 9 7 2 - 4 -4 9 3 6
China 453 159 294 194 45 149 259 114 145
North Korea 2 - 2 1 - 1 1 - 1
Republic of Korea 199 28 171 70 16 54 129 12 117
Kuwait 8 9 -1 5 3 2 3 6 -3
Cyprus 20 31 -11 13 29 -16 7 2 5
Kyrgyzstan 2 - 2 - - - 2 - 2
Laos 3 4 -1 3 2 1 - 2 -2
Lebanon 71 21 50 11 15 -4 60 6 54
Oman 17 9 8 8 9 -1 9 - 9
Macao 1 - 1 - - - 1 - 1
Malaysia 44 65 -21 27 35 -8 17 30 -13
Maldives 1 1 - - - - 1 1 -
Mongolia 9 8 1 6 8 -2 3 - 3
Nepal 89 45 44 26 11 15 63 34 29
Pakistan 772 317 455 237 262 -25 535 55 480
East Timor 4 1 3 2 1 1 2 - 2
Qatar 33 29 4 32 27 5 1 2 -1
Saudi Arabia 59 54 5 54 40 14 5 14 -9
Singapore 145 105 40 101 84 17 44 21 23
Tajikistan 5 - 5 - - - 5 - 5
Turkmenistan 4 - 4 - - - 4 - 4
Uzbekistan 4 - 4 - - - 4 - 4
Syria 126 8 118 4 7 -3 122 1 121
Thailand 561 119 442 54 78 -24 507 41 466
Vietnam 209 20 189 29 10 19 180 10 170
Yemen 8 2 6 5 1 4 3 1 2
                   
North and Central America 2 264 2 404 -140 1 197 1 459 -262 1 067 945 122
United States Virgin Islands 1 - 1 - - - 1 - 1
Belize - 1 -1 - - - - 1 -1
Bahamas - 2 -2 - 2 -2 - - -
Bermuda 1 3 -2 1 3 -2 - - -
Canada 259 290 -31 134 168 -34 125 122 3
Cayman Islands 4 - 4 4 - 4 - - -
Costa Rica 13 12 1 7 6 1 6 6 -
Cuba 94 4 90 4 1 3 90 3 87
Dominica 2 - 2 1 - 1 1 - 1
Dominican Republic 40 14 26 7 7 - 33 7 26
Guadeloupe - 5 -5 - 4 -4 - 1 -1
Guatemala 22 11 11 11 8 3 11 3 8
Honduras 1 - 1 1 - 1 - - -
Jamaica 9 3 6 1 - 1 8 3 5
Mexico 65 31 34 10 14 -4 55 17 38
Netherlands Antilles 1 1 - 1 1 - - - -
Aruba - 1 -1 - 1 -1 - - -
Nicaragua 15 12 3 4 9 -5 11 3 8
Panama 2 4 -2 - - - 2 4 -2
El Salvador 4 - 4 - - - 4 - 4
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 3 - 3 2 - 2 1 - 1
Trinidad and Tobago 18 4 14 7 3 4 11 1 10
Turks and Caicos Islands 2 1 1 - 1 -1 2 - 2
USA 1 708 2 003 -295 1 002 1 231 -229 706 772 -66
Puerto Rico - 2 -2 - - - - 2 -2
                   
South America 925 296 629 332 149 183 593 147 446
Argentina 22 10 12 5 3 2 17 7 10
Bolivia 32 23 9 16 18 -2 16 5 11
Brazil 220 91 129 71 45 26 149 46 103
Guyana 4 2 2 - 1 -1 4 1 3
Chile 191 77 114 37 29 8 154 48 106
Colombia 255 8 247 111 3 108 144 5 139
Ecuador 44 17 27 19 10 9 25 7 18
Paraguay 10 7 3 9 6 3 1 1 -
Peru 53 21 32 16 16 - 37 5 32
Suriname 3 - 3 - - - 3 - 3
Uruguay 7 8 -1 1 4 -3 6 4 2
Venezuela 84 32 52 47 14 33 37 18 19
                   
Oceania 309 314 -5 131 183 -52 178 131 47
Australia 252 270 -18 113 156 -43 139 114 25
Fiji 1 2 -1 - 1 -1 1 1 -
Tonga 1 - 1 1 - 1 - - -
French Polynesia 2 - 2 2 - 2 - - -
New Zealand 52 42 10 14 26 -12 38 16 22
Papua New Guinea 1 - 1 1 - 1 - - -
                  -
Unknown 154 1 790 -1 636 19 142 -123 135 1 648 -1 513

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