Statistics Norway

Immigrant population

2   Five different delimitations of persons with immigration background/foreign background, by citizenship and immigrant category. 1 January 2006
Citizenship
Immigrant category		 Persons with immigration background Immigrant population1 First generation immigrants without Norwegian background2 Foreign born6 Foreign citizens
Norwegian and foreign citizens, total  628 659  386 699  318 514  380 367  222 277
Without immigration background3 - - - - 1 733
First generation immigrants without Norwegian background  318 514  318 514  318 514  318 514  193 461
Persons born in Norway with to foreign born parents4 68 185 68 185 - - 13 100
Foreign born with one parent born in Norway5 27 295 - - 27 295 3 769
Born in Norway with one foreign born parent5  180 107 - - - 9 674
Born abroad with both parents born in Norway6 34 558 - - 34 558  540
           
Norwegian citizens, total  408 115  180 138  125 053  182 597 -
Without immigration background3 - - - - -
First generation immigrants without Norwegian background  125 053  125 053  125 053  125 053 -
Persons born in Norway with to foreign born parents4 55 085 55 085 - - -
Foreign born with one parent born in Norway5 23 526 - - 23 526 -
Born in Norway with one foreign born parent5  170 433 - - - -
Born abroad with both parents born in Norway6 34 018 - - 34 018 -
           
Foreign citizens, total  220 544  206 561  193 461  197 770  220 544
Without immigration background3 - - - - 1 733
First generation immigrants without Norwegian background  193 461  193 461  193 461  193 461  193 461
Persons born in Norway with to foreign born parents4 13 100 13 100 - - 13 100
Foreign born with one parent born in Norway5 3 769 - - 3 769 3 769
Born in Norway with one foreign born parent5 9 674 - - - 9 674
Born abroad with both parents born in Norway6  540 - -  540  540
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 former publication about immigrants with figures per 1 January 2002.

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