Migrations, 2008

In 2008, there were 369 000 persons moving within municipalities and 199 000 between municipalities. This is a decrease from 2007, and the mobility is back at the level of 2003-2005. A decrease often occurs in periods of stagnation in the economy, and the lowest levels of mobility ever registered were in the period 1990-1993.

The net migration to the municipalities varies from one year to another. However, there are only minor changes in the big picture over time. Many of the municipalities with a migration surplus are situated in the eastern parts of Southern Norway, and some areas are dominated by an excess of in-migration around Stavanger and Trondheim.

In 2008, there were 271 municipalities with an internal migration deficit. Like every other year, there was a net out-migration from Northern Norway to the rest of the country, albeit less severe than in 2007 because of the general drop in mobility.

Immigrants arrive and move on

Every year there are many municipalities that, in spite of an internal migration deficit, have an overall positive net migration due to immigration from abroad. However the immigrants are a mobile group, especially refugees, who are placed all over the country by the authorities.

Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents accounted for about half of the internal net in-migration to the counties Østfold, Akershus and Buskerud. In Oslo there was an internal net in - migration of 500 immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrants, while the rest of the population had a net out-migration of 800. Sogn og Fjordane, Møre og Romsdal and the counties in Northern Norway had a net out-migration for both groups. In these counties (except Finnmark, with 20 per cent), about 40 per cent of the net out-migration were immigrants and children of immigrants.

Tables:

• Table 1 All migrations. Internal movements and immigration1. 1966-2008
• Table 2 Migration within and between counties and between counties and foreign countries. 2008
• Table 3 All migrations. Internal movements and immigration/emigration, by sex, age of migrants and county. 2008
• Table 4 Internal migration. 1951-2008
• Table 5 Internal migration, by county. 1966-2007
• Table 6 Net migration between counties. 2008
• Table 7 Migration within and between regions. 2008
• Table 8 Net migration between regions. 2008
• 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. 2008
• Table 10 Internal migration, by sex, marital status and 5-year age groups. 2008
• Table 11 Internal migration to and from the counties, by sex and age of migrant. 2008
• Table 12 Migration to/from counties and municipalities. 2008
• Table 13 Internal migration. In-migration, out-migration and net migration. Economic region. Migration between municipalities within the same economic region are included 2008
• Table 14 Migration within municipalities. 2008
• Table 15 Internal migration, by centrality of municipalities. Migration between municipalities with the same centrality are included. The whole country. 1996-2008
• Table 16 Internal netmigration to municipalities, by immigrant category. 2008