Table 2 Five different delimitations of persons with immigration background/foreign background, by citizenship and immigrant category. 1 January 2009

2 Five different delimitations of persons with immigration background/foreign background, by citizenship and immigrant category. 1 January 2009
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	774 044	508 199	422 595	488 753	302 977
Without immigration background²	-	-	-	-	1 587
Immigrants	422 595	422 595	422 595	422 595	270 806
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents³	85 604	85 604	-	-	17 801
Foreign-born with one Norwegian-born parent⁴	29 882	-	-	29 882	3 797
Norwegian-born with one foreign-born parent⁴	199 687	-	-	-	8 488
Foreign-born to Norwegian-born parents⁵	36 276	-	-	36 276	498

Norwegian citizens, total	472 654	219 592	151 789	-	-
Without immigration background³	-	-	-	-	-
Immigrants	151 789	151 789	151 789	151 789	-
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents⁴	67 803	67 803	-	-	-
Foreign-born with one Norwegian-born parent⁴	26 085	-	-	26 085	-
Norwegian-born with one foreign-born parent⁴	191 199	-	-	-	-
Foreign-born to Norwegian-born parents⁵	35 778	-	-	35 778	-

Foreign citizens, total	302 977	288 607	270 806	275 101	302 977
Without immigration background³	-	-	-	-	1 587
Immigrants	270 806	270 806	270 806	270 806	270 806
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents⁴	17 801	17 801	-	-	17 801
Foreign-born with one Norwegian-born parent⁴	3 797	-	-	3 797	3 797
Norwegian-born with one foreign-born parent⁴	8 488	-	-	-	8 488
Foreign-born to Norwegian-born parents⁵	498	-	-	498	498

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 (with parents born there too) 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	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 1.1.2002.