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  • 13 700 persons naturalised

    A total of 13 700 persons were naturalised in 2016; 1 300 more than in the previous year. Former Eritrean, Somali and Afghan citizens were the three largest groups to be naturalised in 2016. Slightly more women than men were granted Norwegian citi...

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  • Immigration, immigrants and subjective wellbeing

    Reports 2017/03

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  • Many new Syrian immigrants

    At the beginning of 2017, there were 725 000 immigrants and 159 000 Norwegian-born to immigrant parents in Norway. The highest relative growth in 2016 was among immigrants from Syria.

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  • Iraqis in Norway – a demographic portrait

    Statistical analysis 2017

    Despite considerable emigration from Norway, Iraqis currently represent the largest immigrant group with a refugee background after the Somalis, with over 22 000. Most live in Oslo and Østfold.This article was first published in Norwegian, in Stat...

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  • Bosnians – the integration champions?

    Statistical analysis 2017

    During the Yugoslav Wars in the 1990s, 14 000 people fled Bosnia and Herzegovina and ended up in Norway. Thirty-five per cent of Bosnians in Norway have a higher education, compared with 32 per cent of the Norwegian population in general. Very man...

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  • From asylum seeker to refugee – before and after the crisis of 2015

    Statistical analysis 2017

    One million refugees/asylum seekers came to Europe in 2015. Public discourse has been concerned with society's ability to accept and integrate such large numbers of displaced persons. This article examines refugees who have lived in Norway for sev...

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  • Statelessness: many worldwide, few in Norway

    Statistical analysis 2017

    Around 2 400 stateless persons live in Norway, most of whom are refugees. The biggest problem for stateless persons with a residence permit in Norway is the lack of passport, while those in many other countries have considerably greater problems, ...

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  • Record numbers of displaced persons

    Statistical analysis 2017

    The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) reported last year that 65 million people have been displaced globally. Meanwhile, there is growing concern about the quality and availability of statistics on refugees. Statistics Norway i...

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  • UDI and the immigration administration

    Statistical analysis 2017

    Here is an overview of the rules that apply to obtaining protection in Norway and the associated procedures. Also read about different types of reception centres and the role of government bodies. How many applications from the 2015 cohort of asyl...

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  • How many refugees' families come to Norway?

    Statistical analysis 2017

    In the period 1990-2015, 141 300 refugees found their way to Norway and were granted a residence permit. A total of 45 100 family members of 23 500 of these refugees have subsequently been accepted into Norway. Country background has a large beari...

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  • Attitudes towards immigrants and immigration 2016

    Reports 2016/41

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  • Family immigration and marriage patterns 1990-2015

    Reports 2016/39

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  • Emigration among immigrants in Norway -

    Reports 2016/27

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  • Children and young adults with an immigrant background

    Reports 2016/23

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  • More family reunifications than new marriages

    The main reason for non-Nordic citizens immigrating to Norway in the period 1990-2014 as a whole was family immigration. Following the south-eastward expansion of the EU, the number of labour immigrants has exceeded the number of family immigrants...

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