Naturalisations, 2009

Around half of all Norwegian citizenships granted went to Asians. The second largest group was Africans, whose total number of naturalisations accounted for 25 per cent of all naturalisations in 2009. Former European citizens made up 21 per cent of all naturalisations.

The largest group of foreign citizens who were granted Norwegian citizenship in 2009 (1 700 in total) were from Somalia. Iraqis were the second largest group with 1 270 naturalisations. The third largest group was from Afghanistan, with 860 naturalisations.

The total number of naturalisations since 1977 is 224 600, and more than 157 000 (70 per cent) of those naturalised have a non-European origin.

Most in Oslo

Oslo represented the highest number naturalisations, 2 800, or 24 per cent of those who were granted Norwegian citizenship in 2009. Sogn og Fjordane and Finnmark had the lowest percentage of naturalisations in 2009, with 0.9 per cent.

Tables:

• Table 1 Naturalisations, by sex, age and previous citizenship. 2009
• Table 2 Naturalisations by previous citizenship. 1977-2009
• Table 3 Naturalisations, by previous citizenship. 1977-2009
• Table 4 Naturalisations, by county and earlier citizenship. 2009