| Total 2008 | 3 921 811 | 2 096 161 | 1 617 968 | 151 112 | 56 570 | 
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 | Norway | 2 469 542 | 1 343 672 | 1 036 943 | 70 060 | 18 867 | 
 | Foreign countries, total | 1 452 269 | 752 489 | 581 025 | 81 052 | 37 703 | 
 | Sweden | 106 415 | 52 773 | 45 368 | 5 764 | 2 510 | 
 | Denmark | 75 324 | 34 099 | 33 879 | 5 982 | 1 364 | 
 | Finland | 22 152 | 7 675 | 13 287 | 641 | 549 | 
 | Iceland | 3 289 | 1 296 | 1 870 | 75 | 48 | 
 | United Kingdom | 83 852 | 65 225 | 14 925 | 1 495 | 2 207 | 
 | Netherlands | 192 917 | 58 594 | 114 437 | 18 682 | 1 204 | 
 | Germany | 371 495 | 131 175 | 200 934 | 33 142 | 6 244 | 
 | France | 60 209 | 31 259 | 24 942 | 1 302 | 2 706 | 
 | Spain | 86 772 | 65 187 | 15 766 | 1 254 | 4 565 | 
 | Switzerland | 23 891 | 10 318 | 12 239 | 483 | 851 | 
 | Liechtenstein | 686 | 330 | 301 | 52 | 3 | 
 | Italy | 76 649 | 48 730 | 23 649 | 1 320 | 2 950 | 
 | Austria | 13 935 | 4 842 | 7 894 | 712 | 487 | 
 | Belgium | 13 457 | 6 286 | 6 151 | 690 | 330 | 
 | Portugal | 4 596 | 3 478 | 893 | 100 | 125 | 
 | Greece | 6 156 | 5 731 | 361 | 14 | 50 | 
 | Ireland | 2 279 | 1 599 | 454 | 47 | 179 | 
 | Luxembourg | 1 149 | 470 | 601 | 28 | 50 | 
 | Turkey | 1 379 | 1 034 | 262 | 12 | 71 | 
 | Poland | 35 275 | 14 703 | 17 771 | 1 602 | 1 199 | 
 | Czech Republic | 17 243 | 2 763 | 10 249 | 2 565 | 1 666 | 
 | Slovakia | 2 990 | 703 | 1 458 | 566 | 263 | 
 | Hungary | 4 023 | 1 993 | 1 644 | 83 | 303 | 
 | Estonia | 6 548 | 2 470 | 3 438 | 221 | 419 | 
 | Latvia | 7 681 | 1 772 | 4 782 | 597 | 530 | 
 | Lithuania | 9 429 | 1 925 | 5 952 | 814 | 738 | 
 | Cyprus | 583 | 574 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 
 | Malta | 343 | 270 | 36 | 37 | 0 | 
 | Slovenia | 1 215 | 417 | 744 | 10 | 44 | 
 | Ukraine | 3 337 | 2 904 | 409 | 3 | 21 | 
 | Russia | 38 803 | 32 367 | 4 892 | 722 | 822 | 
 | Other European countries n.e.s. | 39 696 | 34 058 | 4 198 | 933 | 507 | 
 | United States | 49 247 | 45 846 | 1 801 | 620 | 980 | 
 | Canada | 3 490 | 2 504 | 662 | 46 | 278 | 
 | Mexico | 888 | 796 | 18 | 3 | 71 | 
 | Brazil | 3 795 | 3 565 | 73 | 0 | 157 | 
 | Other South or Central American countries | 3 182 | 2 885 | 214 | 6 | 77 | 
 | Australia | 8 382 | 6 647 | 1 191 | 62 | 482 | 
 | Other Oceanic countries or territories | 2 742 | 2 336 | 273 | 28 | 105 | 
 | Japan | 19 223 | 18 624 | 158 | 21 | 420 | 
 | People's Republic of China | 7 893 | 7 223 | 278 | 12 | 380 | 
 | Republic of Korea | 8 271 | 6 840 | 706 | 23 | 702 | 
 | Other Asian countries | 26 769 | 24 129 | 1 646 | 206 | 788 | 
 | South Africa | 635 | 532 | 34 | 22 | 47 | 
 | Other African countries | 3 984 | 3 542 | 179 | 55 | 208 | 
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