Statistics Norway

Immigrant population

1   Five different delimitations of persons with immigration background/foreign background, by citizenship and immigrant category. 1 January 2004
Citizenship. Immigrant category Persons with immigration background Immigrant population1 First generation
immigrants without
Norwegian background2		 Foreign born6 Foreign citizens
Norwegian and foreign citizens, total  574 609  348 940  289 104  347 280  204 731
Without immigration background3 - - - - 1 666
First generation immigrants without Norwegian background  289 104  289 104  289 104  289 104  177 051
Persons born in Norway with to foreign born parents4 59 836 59 836 - - 12 225
Foreign born with one parent born in Norway5 25 729 - - 25 729 3 772
Born in Norway with one foreign born parent5  167 493 - - - 9 470
Born abroad with both parents born in Norway6 32 447 - - 32 447  547
           
Norwegian citizens, total  371 544  159 664  112 053  165 910 -
Without immigration background3 - - - - -
First generation immmigrants without Norwegian background  112 053  112 053  112 053  112 053 -
Persons born in Norway with to foreign born parents4 47 611 47 611 - - -
Foreign born with one parent born in Norwey5 21 957 - - 21 957 -
Born in Norway with one foreign born parent5  158 023 - - - -
Born abroad with both parents born in Norway6 31 900 - - 31 900 -
           
Foreign citizens, total  203 065  189 276  177 051  181 370  204 731
Without immigration background3 - - - - 1 666
First generation immigrants without Norwegian background  177 051  177 051  177 051  177 051  177 051
Persons born in Norway with to foreign born parents4 12 225 12 225 - - 12 225
Foreign born with one parent born in Norway5 3 772 - - 3 772 3 772
Born in Norway with one foreign born parent5 9 470 - - - 9 470
Born abroad with both parents born in Norway6  547 - -  547  547
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 1.1.2002.

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