Statistics Norway

Immigrant population

2   Population 1 January 2003 and 2004 and changes in 2003, by immigrant category
Immigrant category Population 1.1.2003 Population 1.1.2004 Increase in population Increase in population
in per cent
Total 4 552 252 4 577 457 25 205 0.6
Without immigrant background 4 000 885 4 002 848 1 963 0.0
         
With immigration background, total  551 367  574 609 23 242 4.2
First generation immigrants without Norwegian background  277 262  289 104 11 842 4.3
Persons born in Norway with two foreign born parents 55 531 59 836 4 305 7.8
Foreign born with one parent born in Norway 24 927 25 729  802 3.2
Born in Norway with one foreign born parent  161 981  167 493 5 512 3.4
Born abroad with both parents born in Norway1 31 666 32 447  781 2.5
         
Immigrant population2  332 793  348 940 16 147 4.9
         
Non immigrant population 4 219 459 4 228 517 9 058 0.2
1  Category also contains 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.
2  Sum of categories ' First generation immigrants without Norwegian background ' and 'Persons born in Norway with two foreign born parents'.

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