Migrations, 2006

During 2006, 202 000 relocations between municipalities were registered in Norway, an increase of 8 400 from 2005. The number of relocations in 2006 was at a level with 2000 and 2001. The mobility, measured in relocations per 1 000 residents, was higher in these two years than in 2006.

Majority do not move far

In 2006, there were 81 000 relocations between regions and 38 000 between counties in the regions. 84 000 thousand relocations were from one municipality to another in the same county. Of the 596 000 domestic relocations registered in 2006, 394 000 were within municipalities. This is 4 000 more than the previous year.

Largest number of relocations in the most central parts of the country

Every year we see a net flow of relocations to the most central parts of the country. The trend in recent years has been increasing out-migration from the least central municipalities and a noticeable increase in in-migration to the most central municipalities.

Immigrants have very centralised relocation patterns

Immigrants and their children accounted for a considerable part of domestic relocations in Norway in 2006. They accounted for one third of net relocations from the rest of the country to the most central municipalities and one fourth of total out-migrations from the least central municipalities.

Tables:

• Table 1 All migrations. Internal movements and immigration1. 1966-2006
• Table 2 Migration within and between counties and between counties and foreign countries. 2006
• Table 3 Internal migration, immigration and emigration, by sex, age of migrants and county. 2006
• Table 4 Internal migration. 1951-2006
• Table 5 Internal migration, by county. 1966-2006
• Table 6 Net migration between counties. 2006
• Table 7 Migration within and between regions. 2006
• Table 8 Net migration between regions. 2006
• Table 9 Migration within municipalities, between municipalities, between counties and between regions, by the person's age and sex. Absolute figures and age-specific rates. 2006
• Table 10 Internal migration, by sex, marital status and 5-year age groups. 2006
• Table 11 Internal migration to and from the counties, by sex and age of migrant. 2006
• Table 12 Migration to/from counties and municipalities. 2006
• Table 13 Internal migration. In-migration, out-migration and net migration. Economic region. 2006
• Table 14 Migration within municipalities. 2006
• Table 15 Internal migration, by centrality of municipalities. Migration between municipalities with the same centrality are included. The whole country. 1996-2006