Table 2 Five different delimitations of persons with immigration background/foreign background, by citizenship and immigrant category. 1 January 2010

2 Five different delimitations of persons with immigration background/foreign background, by citizenship and immigrant category. 1 January 2010
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	826 394	552 313	459 346	526 800	333 873
Without immigration background²	-	-	-	-	1 567
Immigrants	459 346	459 346	459 346	459 346	299 087
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents³	92 967	92 967	-	-	20 649
Foreign-born with one Norwegian-born parent⁴	30 766	-	-	30 766	3 830
Norwegian-born with one foreign-born parent⁴	206 627	-	-	-	8 250
Foreign-born to Norwegian-born parents⁵	36 688	-	-	36 688	490

Norwegian citizens, total	494 088	232 577	160 258	-	-
Without immigration background³	-	-	-	-	-
Immigrants	160 258	160 258	160 258	160 258	-
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents⁴	72 319	72 319	-	-	-
Foreign-born with one Norwegian-born parent⁴	26 936	-	-	26 936	-
Norwegian-born with one foreign-born parent⁴	198 377	-	-	-	-
Foreign-born to Norwegian-born parents⁵	36 198	-	-	36 198	-

Foreign citizens, total	332 307	319 737	299 088	303 408	333 874
Without immigration background³	-	-	-	-	1 567
Immigrants	299 088	299 088	299 088	299 088	299 088
Norwegian-born to immigrant parents⁴	20 649	20 649	-	-	20 649
Foreign-born with one Norwegian-born parent⁴	3 830	-	-	3 830	3 830
Norwegian-born with one foreign-born parent⁴	8 250	-	-	-	8 250
Foreign-born to Norwegian-born parents⁵	490	-	-	490	490

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.