Statbank table 08444: Figures for 2024 and 2025 were published on 23 June 2026.
Statistikk innhold
Statistics on
Introduction programme for immigrants
The statistics include content in the introduction programme and encompass recipients of introductory benefit. The figures for previous participants include those who have completed or dropped out of the programme, as well as status in relation to employment and education for a five-year period after the programme.
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2025 Participants Sex Percentage All Males Females Males Females Total 25 104 11 303 13 801 45.0 55.0 18-25 years 4 764 2 458 2 306 51.6 48.4 26-35 years 7 822 3 388 4 434 43.3 56.7 36-45 years 7 852 3 469 4 383 44.2 55.8 46-55 years 3 977 1 702 2 275 42.8 57.2 56 years or older 689 286 403 41.5 58.5 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Participants of introduction programme, by country of birth and sexDownload table as ...Participants of introduction programme, by country of birth and sex
2025 Participants (persons) Participants (per cent) Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females Total 25 104 11 303 13 801 100 45 55 Of this: Ukraine 15 959 6 989 8 970 100 44 56 Syria 4 031 2 207 1 824 100 55 45 Congo 843 315 528 100 37 63 Eritrea 731 255 476 100 35 65 Afghanistan 769 340 429 100 44 56 Türkiye 274 140 134 100 51 49 Sudan 328 141 187 100 43 57 Russia 528 221 307 100 42 58 South Sudan 62 11 51 100 18 82 Ethiopia 121 45 76 100 37 63 Iran 130 46 84 100 35 65 Somalia 59 18 41 100 31 69 Iraq 73 33 40 100 45 55 Moldova 113 50 63 100 44 56 China 75 42 33 100 56 44 Yemen 54 36 18 100 67 33 Kazakhstan 70 24 46 100 34 66 Rwanda 74 28 46 100 38 62 Saudi Arabia 31 14 17 100 45 55 Uganda 16 .. 13 100 .. 81 Uzbekistan 48 24 24 100 50 50 Libya 14 6 8 100 43 57 Pakistan 22 9 13 100 41 59 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Participants of introduction programme, sex and selected municipalitiesDownload table as ...Participants of introduction programme, sex and selected municipalities
2025 Participants (persons) Participants (per cents) Both sexes Females Males Both sexes Females Males Total 25 104 13 801 11 303 100 55 45 Of this: 3101 Halden 49 26 23 100 53 47 3103 Moss 196 121 75 100 62 38 3105 Sarpsborg 78 45 33 100 58 42 3107 Fredrikstad 200 106 94 100 53 47 3118 Indre Østfold 219 129 90 100 59 41 3201 Bærum 367 199 168 100 54 46 3203 Asker 350 174 176 100 50 50 3205 Lillestrøm 408 211 197 100 52 48 3207 Nordre Follo 305 161 144 100 53 47 3209 Ullensaker 165 90 75 100 55 45 3212 Nesodden 68 44 24 100 65 35 3218 Ås 110 58 52 100 53 47 3222 Lørenskog 149 91 58 100 61 39 3224 Rælingen 88 49 39 100 56 44 3228 Nes 68 39 29 100 57 43 3232 Nittedal 109 58 51 100 53 47 3240 Eidsvoll 119 70 49 100 59 41 0301 Oslo - Oslove 1 959 1 062 897 100 54 46 3301 Drammen 210 102 108 100 49 51 3303 Kongsberg 111 59 52 100 53 47 3305 Ringerike 133 83 50 100 62 38 3312 Lier 117 65 52 100 56 44 3314 Øvre Eiker 93 48 45 100 52 48 3403 Hamar 192 114 78 100 59 41 3405 Lillehammer 168 96 72 100 57 43 3407 Gjøvik 172 90 82 100 52 48 3411 Ringsaker 165 89 76 100 54 46 3413 Stange 133 75 58 100 56 44 3420 Elverum 76 42 34 100 55 45 3901 Horten 132 79 53 100 60 40 3905 Tønsberg 245 130 115 100 53 47 3907 Sandefjord 198 111 87 100 56 44 3909 Larvik 166 90 76 100 54 46 3911 Færder 98 53 45 100 54 46 4001 Porsgrunn 134 74 60 100 55 45 4003 Skien 126 57 69 100 45 55 4202 Grimstad 175 106 69 100 61 39 4203 Arendal 110 62 48 100 56 44 4204 Kristiansand 476 253 223 100 53 47 4205 Lindesnes 134 80 54 100 60 40 1103 Stavanger 664 345 319 100 52 48 1106 Haugesund 192 117 75 100 61 39 1108 Sandnes 315 188 127 100 60 40 1119 Hå 121 69 52 100 57 43 1120 Klepp 70 44 26 100 63 37 1121 Time 62 32 30 100 52 48 1124 Sola 122 65 57 100 53 47 1149 Karmøy 175 103 72 100 59 41 4601 Bergen 758 393 365 100 52 48 4624 Bjørnafjorden 86 45 41 100 52 48 4626 Øygarden 168 88 80 100 52 48 4627 Askøy 37 18 19 100 49 51 4631 Alver 115 64 51 100 56 44 4647 Sunnfjord 99 62 37 100 63 37 1505 Kristiansund 166 95 71 100 57 43 1506 Molde 303 177 126 100 58 42 1508 Ålesund 232 129 103 100 56 44 5001 Trondheim - Tråante 767 393 374 100 51 49 5006 Steinkjer - Stïentje 208 108 100 100 52 48 5035 Stjørdal 199 107 92 100 54 46 5037 Levanger - Levangke 125 64 61 100 51 49 1804 Bodø 324 153 171 100 47 53 1806 Narvik 132 63 69 100 48 52 1833 Rana - Raane 78 46 32 100 59 41 5501 Tromsø 416 210 206 100 50 50 5503 Harstad - Hárstták 142 82 60 100 58 42 5601 Alta 96 48 48 100 50 50 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Participants of introduction programme by sex an measuresDownload table as ...Participants of introduction programme by sex an measures
2025 Participants (persons) Participants (Per cent) Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females Participants, total 25 104 11 303 13 801 100.0 100.0 100.0 Norwegian language training and social studies 23 451 10 595 12 856 93.4 93.7 93.2 Practice with a focus on Norwegian 5 265 2 283 2 982 21.0 20.2 21.6 Approval/real competence assessment 52 16 36 0.2 0.1 0.3 Work in the programme 1 381 733 648 5.5 6.5 4.7 Practice with a focus on work 6 746 2 926 3 820 26.9 25.9 27.7 Preparatory education for adults 2 128 1 071 1 057 8.5 9.5 7.7 Upper secondary education 678 369 309 2.7 3.3 2.2 Short industry/job seeker courses 7 522 3 458 4 064 30.0 30.6 29.4 Measures that promote health 1 624 757 867 6.5 6.7 6.3 Measures by the voluntary sector 1 077 495 582 4.3 4.4 4.2 Life skills 5 221 2 443 2 778 20.8 21.6 20.1 Parental guidance 3 069 1 119 1 950 12.2 9.9 14.1 Other 6 942 3 090 3 852 27.7 27.3 27.9 Measures not registered 1 174 511 663 4.7 4.5 4.8 Figures for 2025 were published on 17 June 2026 at 11:30. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Former participants in the introduction programme for immigrants. Status on the labour market in November, one year after ending/leaving the programme. By sexDownload table as ...Former participants in the introduction programme for immigrants. Status on the labour market in November, one year after ending/leaving the programme. By sex
2024 Number Percent Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females Labour force status, total 11 828 3 811 8 017 100 100 100 Employed and / or in education, total 7 955 2 718 5 237 67 71 65 Employed 5 884 2 061 3 823 50 54 48 Employed and in education 996 372 624 8 10 8 In education 1 075 285 790 9 7 10 Registered unemployed and/or on labour market measures, total 1 350 395 955 11 10 12 Jobseekers not registered unemployed 791 235 556 7 6 7 Other jobseekers, on labour market measures 559 160 399 5 4 5 Other or unknown status, total 2 523 698 1 825 21 18 23 Reduced capacity to work, taking part in a measure 170 53 117 1 1 1 Receive work assessment allowances 31 11 20 0 0 0 Health related allowances except work assessment allowance 14 5 9 0 0 0 Receives cash for care and/or transition benefit 14 0 14 0 0 0 Receives social assistance 855 273 582 7 7 7 Other groups 210 48 162 2 1 2 Unknown 1 229 308 921 10 8 11 Figures published in September are preliminary. Final figures are published in January/February. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Former participants in the introduction programme for immigrants. Status on the labour market in November, one year after ending/leaving the programme. By sex and ageDownload table as ...Former participants in the introduction programme for immigrants. Status on the labour market in November, one year after ending/leaving the programme. By sex and age
2024 20-24 years 25-29 years 30-34 years 35-39 years 40-44 years 45-50 years 51 years or older Both sexes Labour force status, total 1 194 1 341 1 751 2 233 2 079 1 687 1 543 Percent Labour force status, total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Employed and / or in education, total 74 71 73 70 71 64 47 Employed 36 49 55 56 56 50 38 Employed and in education 21 12 9 7 7 5 2 In education 17 10 9 7 8 8 7 Registered unemployed and/or on labour market measures, total 5 9 8 12 10 15 19 Jobseekers not registered unemployed 3 6 5 7 6 7 12 Other jobseekers, on labour market measures 2 3 3 5 4 8 7 Other or unknown status, total 20 20 20 18 19 21 34 Reduced capacity to work, taking part in a measure 2 .. .. 1 2 2 3 Receive work assessment allowances .. .. 0 .. 0 .. .. Health related allowances except work assessment allowance .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Receives cash for care and/or transition benefit . 0 0 .. .. . . Receives social assistance 4 5 5 6 6 7 17 Other groups 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 Unknown 13 12 12 10 8 9 11 Males Labour force status, total 434 488 583 741 621 517 427 Percent Labour force status, total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Employed and / or in education, total 78 74 79 75 76 64 47 Employed 35 51 64 63 62 52 39 Employed and in education 25 15 10 7 7 5 1 In education 19 8 5 5 6 6 7 Registered unemployed and/or on labour market measures, total 3 11 9 9 9 17 17 Jobseekers not registered unemployed 2 7 5 5 6 8 11 Other jobseekers, on labour market measures 2 4 3 4 3 9 6 Other or unknown status, total 18 15 13 16 16 20 36 Reduced capacity to work, taking part in a measure 2 .. .. .. .. 2 4 Receive work assessment allowances .. .. . . .. .. .. Health related allowances except work assessment allowance . . .. .. . . .. Receives cash for care and/or transition benefit . . . . . . . Receives social assistance 6 7 4 6 6 8 16 Other groups .. 1 .. .. 2 .. 3 Unknown 9 6 7 9 7 7 13 Females Labour force status, total 760 853 1 168 1 492 1 458 1 170 1 116 Percent Labour force status, total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Employed and / or in education, total 72 69 70 68 69 64 47 Employed 37 47 50 53 53 49 37 Employed and in education 19 11 8 7 7 6 2 In education 16 11 11 9 9 9 7 Registered unemployed and/or on labour market measures, total 7 8 7 13 11 15 20 Jobseekers not registered unemployed 4 5 5 8 6 7 12 Other jobseekers, on labour market measures 2 3 2 6 5 8 8 Other or unknown status, total 22 23 23 19 20 21 34 Reduced capacity to work, taking part in a measure 1 .. 1 .. .. 2 2 Receive work assessment allowances .. .. 0 .. .. 1 .. Health related allowances except work assessment allowance .. .. .. . .. .. .. Receives cash for care and/or transition benefit . 1 0 .. .. . . Receives social assistance 3 4 5 6 6 7 18 Other groups .. 2 .. .. 3 .. 2 Unknown 16 15 14 10 9 9 11 Figures published in September are preliminary. Final figures are published in January/February. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Former participants in the introduction programme for immigrants. Status on the labour market in November, one year after leaving the programme. By sex and country backgroundDownload table as ...Former participants in the introduction programme for immigrants. Status on the labour market in November, one year after leaving the programme. By sex and country background
2024 Number Percent Labour force status, total Labour force status, total Employed and / or in education, total Registered unemployed and/or on labour market measures, total Other or unknown status, total Both sexes Total 11 828 100 67 11 21 Off this: Russia 355 100 63 15 22 Türkiye 251 100 84 4 12 Ukraine 8 556 100 69 13 19 Eritrea 281 100 69 5 26 Ethiopia 78 100 79 0 21 Congo 323 100 59 7 34 Somalia 43 100 47 12 42 South Sudan 94 100 48 .. .. Sudan 92 100 63 .. .. Afghanistan 190 100 58 8 34 Iraq 45 100 60 .. .. Iran 76 100 71 7 22 Syria 902 100 58 8 34 Males Total 3 811 100 71 10 18 Off this: Russia 110 100 63 15 22 Türkiye 146 100 87 5 8 Ukraine 2 412 100 71 12 18 Eritrea 92 100 86 4 10 Ethiopia 21 100 100 0 0 Congo 142 100 72 6 23 Somalia 15 100 60 0 40 South Sudan 36 100 .. .. .. Sudan 38 100 71 .. .. Afghanistan 98 100 73 7 19 Iraq 18 100 .. 0 .. Iran 43 100 67 .. .. Syria 423 100 68 9 23 Females Total 8 017 100 65 12 23 Off this: Russia 245 100 64 14 22 Türkiye 105 100 80 4 16 Ukraine 6 144 100 68 13 19 Eritrea 189 100 61 5 34 Ethiopia 57 100 72 0 28 Congo 181 100 49 8 44 Somalia 28 100 39 18 43 South Sudan 58 100 .. .. 66 Sudan 54 100 57 0 43 Afghanistan 92 100 42 9 49 Iraq 27 100 .. .. 48 Iran 33 100 76 .. .. Syria 479 100 49 7 44 Figures published in September are preliminary. Final figures are published in January/February. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Former participants in the introduction programme for immigrants. Status on the labour market in November, one year after ending/leaving the programme. By sex and residence while in programmeDownload table as ...Former participants in the introduction programme for immigrants. Status on the labour market in November, one year after ending/leaving the programme. By sex and residence while in programme
2024 Persons, by residence while in programme Number Percent Total Total Employed and / or in education, total Registered unemployed and/or on labour market measures, total Other or unknown status, total Both sexes The whole country 11 828 100 67 11 21 3001 Halden (2020-2023) 29 100 48 .. .. 3002 Moss (2020-2023) 83 100 72 12 16 3003 Sarpsborg (2020-2023) 84 100 70 7 23 3004 Fredrikstad (2020-2023) 105 100 60 9 31 3005 Drammen (2020-2023) 145 100 68 9 23 3006 Kongsberg (2020-2023) 67 100 .. .. 13 3007 Ringerike (2020-2023) 61 100 69 15 16 3014 Indre Østfold (2020-2023) 44 100 .. .. .. 3020 Nordre Follo (2020-2023) 100 100 77 13 10 3021 Ås (2020-2023) 44 100 70 .. .. 3024 Bærum (2020-2023) 93 100 68 .. .. 3025 Asker (2020-2023) 99 100 64 11 25 3029 Lørenskog (2020-2023) 61 100 72 .. .. 3030 Lillestrøm (2020-2023) 113 100 65 7 28 3031 Nittedal (2020-2023) 33 100 58 0 42 3033 Ullensaker (2020-2023) 43 100 65 12 23 3034 Nes (2020-2023) .. .. 76 .. 16 3035 Eidsvoll (2020-2023) 39 100 74 15 10 3048 Øvre Eiker (2020-2023) 75 100 53 12 35 3049 Lier (2020-2023) 74 100 65 19 16 0301 Oslo - Oslove 687 100 65 9 26 3403 Hamar 54 100 67 .. .. 3405 Lillehammer 51 100 53 22 25 3407 Gjøvik 64 100 73 11 16 3411 Ringsaker 62 100 61 .. .. 3413 Stange 60 100 67 .. .. 3420 Elverum 42 100 69 14 17 3801 Horten (2020-2023) 40 100 68 .. .. 3802 Holmestrand (2020-2023) 25 100 68 20 12 3803 Tønsberg (2020-2023) 103 100 66 9 25 3804 Sandefjord (2020-2023) 73 100 75 7 18 3805 Larvik (2020-2023) 47 100 66 0 34 3806 Porsgrunn (2020-2023) 51 100 78 .. .. 3807 Skien (2020-2023) 81 100 74 .. .. 3811 Færder (2020-2023) 55 100 78 .. .. 4202 Grimstad 58 100 72 9 19 4203 Arendal 77 100 60 12 29 4204 Kristiansand 194 100 66 .. .. 4205 Lindesnes 79 100 59 14 27 1103 Stavanger 279 100 57 16 27 1106 Haugesund 125 100 64 .. .. 1108 Sandnes 152 100 58 17 25 1120 Klepp 68 100 78 6 16 1124 Sola 25 100 80 .. .. 1149 Karmøy 63 100 59 .. .. 4601 Bergen 446 100 62 14 24 4624 Bjørnafjorden 84 100 67 .. .. 4626 Øygarden 75 100 69 .. .. 4627 Askøy 69 100 75 7 17 4631 Alver 28 100 .. .. 14 4647 Sunnfjord 40 100 50 .. .. 1505 Kristiansund 44 100 .. .. 18 1506 Molde 86 100 86 .. .. 1507 Ålesund (2020-2023) 62 100 69 .. .. 5001 Trondheim - Tråante 255 100 69 7 24 5006 Steinkjer - Stïentje 52 100 63 .. .. 5035 Stjørdal 57 100 81 .. .. 5037 Levanger - Levangke 56 100 64 .. .. 1804 Bodø 200 100 70 9 22 1806 Narvik 114 100 63 .. .. 1833 Rana - Raane 19 100 .. .. .. 5401 Tromsø (2020-2023) 167 100 71 4 26 5402 Harstad - Hárstták (2020-2023) 94 100 74 .. .. 5403 Alta (2020-2023) 72 100 68 17 15 Males The whole country 3 811 100 71 10 18 3001 Halden (2020-2023) 9 100 56 .. .. 3002 Moss (2020-2023) 24 100 75 .. .. 3003 Sarpsborg (2020-2023) 30 100 .. .. .. 3004 Fredrikstad (2020-2023) 33 100 76 .. .. 3005 Drammen (2020-2023) 55 100 76 .. .. 3006 Kongsberg (2020-2023) 20 100 .. .. .. 3007 Ringerike (2020-2023) 17 100 71 .. .. 3014 Indre Østfold (2020-2023) 10 100 .. .. .. 3020 Nordre Follo (2020-2023) 28 100 82 .. .. 3021 Ås (2020-2023) 11 100 .. .. 0 3024 Bærum (2020-2023) 32 100 78 .. .. 3025 Asker (2020-2023) 25 100 68 .. .. 3029 Lørenskog (2020-2023) 18 100 72 .. .. 3030 Lillestrøm (2020-2023) 38 100 79 .. .. 3031 Nittedal (2020-2023) 11 100 64 0 36 3033 Ullensaker (2020-2023) 11 100 .. .. .. 3034 Nes (2020-2023) .. .. 90 0 .. 3035 Eidsvoll (2020-2023) 7 100 .. .. .. 3048 Øvre Eiker (2020-2023) 23 100 52 .. .. 3049 Lier (2020-2023) 22 100 68 .. .. 0301 Oslo - Oslove 177 100 74 8 18 3403 Hamar 18 100 83 0 17 3405 Lillehammer 11 100 55 .. .. 3407 Gjøvik 15 100 .. 0 .. 3411 Ringsaker 13 100 62 .. .. 3413 Stange 21 100 67 .. .. 3420 Elverum 10 100 .. .. .. 3801 Horten (2020-2023) 14 100 71 0 29 3802 Holmestrand (2020-2023) 5 100 100 0 0 3803 Tønsberg (2020-2023) 34 100 71 9 21 3804 Sandefjord (2020-2023) 19 100 74 .. .. 3805 Larvik (2020-2023) 12 100 67 0 33 3806 Porsgrunn (2020-2023) 17 100 .. .. 0 3807 Skien (2020-2023) 23 100 78 .. .. 3811 Færder (2020-2023) 15 100 .. 0 .. 4202 Grimstad 14 100 .. 0 .. 4203 Arendal 21 100 67 .. .. 4204 Kristiansand 56 100 70 .. .. 4205 Lindesnes 17 100 76 .. .. 1103 Stavanger 75 100 64 12 24 1106 Haugesund 32 100 69 .. .. 1108 Sandnes 45 100 67 .. .. 1120 Klepp 30 100 87 .. .. 1124 Sola 9 100 100 0 .. 1149 Karmøy 17 100 76 .. .. 4601 Bergen 148 100 60 16 24 4624 Bjørnafjorden 24 100 75 .. .. 4626 Øygarden 23 100 57 .. .. 4627 Askøy 23 100 .. .. 17 4631 Alver 16 100 .. 19 .. 4647 Sunnfjord 14 100 .. 36 .. 1505 Kristiansund 9 100 .. 0 .. 1506 Molde 33 100 .. .. .. 1507 Ålesund (2020-2023) 17 100 .. 0 .. 5001 Trondheim - Tråante 68 100 69 9 22 5006 Steinkjer - Stïentje 24 100 58 17 25 5035 Stjørdal 22 100 82 0 18 5037 Levanger - Levangke 17 100 65 .. .. 1804 Bodø 66 100 70 9 21 1806 Narvik 49 100 .. .. .. 1833 Rana - Raane 6 100 .. 0 .. 5401 Tromsø (2020-2023) 59 100 76 .. .. 5402 Harstad - Hárstták (2020-2023) 35 100 74 14 11 5403 Alta (2020-2023) 29 100 .. .. 14 Females The whole country 8 017 100 65 12 23 3001 Halden (2020-2023) 20 100 45 .. .. 3002 Moss (2020-2023) 59 100 71 .. .. 3003 Sarpsborg (2020-2023) 54 100 .. .. .. 3004 Fredrikstad (2020-2023) 72 100 53 .. .. 3005 Drammen (2020-2023) 90 100 62 .. .. 3006 Kongsberg (2020-2023) 47 100 79 .. .. 3007 Ringerike (2020-2023) 44 100 68 .. .. 3014 Indre Østfold (2020-2023) 34 100 79 0 21 3020 Nordre Follo (2020-2023) 72 100 75 .. .. 3021 Ås (2020-2023) 33 100 .. 27 .. 3024 Bærum (2020-2023) 61 100 62 0 38 3025 Asker (2020-2023) 74 100 62 .. .. 3029 Lørenskog (2020-2023) 43 100 72 9 19 3030 Lillestrøm (2020-2023) 75 100 57 .. .. 3031 Nittedal (2020-2023) 22 100 55 0 45 3033 Ullensaker (2020-2023) 32 100 .. .. .. 3034 Nes (2020-2023) 15 100 67 .. .. 3035 Eidsvoll (2020-2023) 32 100 .. .. .. 3048 Øvre Eiker (2020-2023) 52 100 54 .. .. 3049 Lier (2020-2023) 52 100 63 .. .. 0301 Oslo - Oslove 510 100 62 9 29 3403 Hamar 36 100 58 .. .. 3405 Lillehammer 40 100 53 .. .. 3407 Gjøvik 49 100 .. 14 .. 3411 Ringsaker 49 100 61 .. .. 3413 Stange 39 100 67 .. .. 3420 Elverum 32 100 .. .. .. 3801 Horten (2020-2023) 26 100 65 .. .. 3802 Holmestrand (2020-2023) 20 100 60 25 15 3803 Tønsberg (2020-2023) 69 100 64 9 28 3804 Sandefjord (2020-2023) 54 100 76 .. .. 3805 Larvik (2020-2023) 35 100 66 0 34 3806 Porsgrunn (2020-2023) 34 100 .. .. .. 3807 Skien (2020-2023) 58 100 72 14 14 3811 Færder (2020-2023) 40 100 .. .. .. 4202 Grimstad 44 100 .. 11 .. 4203 Arendal 56 100 57 .. .. 4204 Kristiansand 138 100 65 10 25 4205 Lindesnes 62 100 55 .. .. 1103 Stavanger 204 100 54 18 28 1106 Haugesund 93 100 62 19 18 1108 Sandnes 107 100 54 .. .. 1120 Klepp 38 100 71 .. .. 1124 Sola 16 100 69 .. .. 1149 Karmøy 46 100 52 17 30 4601 Bergen 298 100 63 13 24 4624 Bjørnafjorden 60 100 63 13 23 4626 Øygarden 52 100 75 8 17 4627 Askøy 46 100 .. .. 17 4631 Alver 12 100 .. .. .. 4647 Sunnfjord 26 100 .. .. 35 1505 Kristiansund 35 100 77 .. .. 1506 Molde 53 100 .. 11 .. 1507 Ålesund (2020-2023) 45 100 .. .. 33 5001 Trondheim - Tråante 187 100 68 6 25 5006 Steinkjer - Stïentje 28 100 68 .. .. 5035 Stjørdal 35 100 80 .. .. 5037 Levanger - Levangke 39 100 64 13 23 1804 Bodø 134 100 70 8 22 1806 Narvik 65 100 .. .. 17 1833 Rana - Raane 13 100 62 .. .. 5401 Tromsø (2020-2023) 108 100 68 .. .. 5402 Harstad - Hárstták (2020-2023) 59 100 75 .. .. 5403 Alta (2020-2023) 43 100 .. .. 16 Figures published in September are preliminary. Final figures are published in January/February. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Former participants in the introduction programme for immigrants. Status on the labour market in November for those who ended/left the introduction programme last five years. By sexDownload table as ...Former participants in the introduction programme for immigrants. Status on the labour market in November for those who ended/left the introduction programme last five years. By sex
2024 Persons, by residence while in programme Five years earlier Four years earlier Three years earlier Two years earlier One year earlier Both sexes Labour force status, total 7 956 4 751 3 265 3 136 11 828 Percent Labour force status, total 100 100 100 100 100 Employed and / or in education, total 68 63 65 65 67 Employed 49 40 35 30 50 Employed and in education 12 13 18 20 8 In education 7 10 12 15 9 Registered unemployed and/or on labour market measures, total 7 7 6 6 11 Jobseekers not registered unemployed 5 5 4 4 7 Other jobseekers, on labour market measures 2 2 2 2 5 Other or unknown status, total 25 30 29 29 21 Reduced capacity to work, taking part in a measure 1 2 3 3 1 Receive work assessment allowances 7 10 8 3 0 Health related allowances except work assessment allowance 2 2 1 1 0 Receives cash for care and/or transition benefit 0 1 1 1 0 Receives social assistance 6 6 6 8 7 Other groups 2 2 3 4 2 Unknown 5 6 7 9 10 Males Labour force status, total 5 272 2 429 1 364 1 317 3 811 Percent Labour force status, total 100 100 100 100 100 Employed and / or in education, total 73 70 73 74 71 Employed 57 52 47 42 54 Employed and in education 11 12 19 23 10 In education 5 6 7 9 7 Registered unemployed and/or on labour market measures, total 8 7 6 6 10 Jobseekers not registered unemployed 6 5 3 4 6 Other jobseekers, on labour market measures 2 1 2 3 4 Other or unknown status, total 20 23 21 20 18 Reduced capacity to work, taking part in a measure 1 2 2 3 1 Receive work assessment allowances 6 8 6 2 0 Health related allowances except work assessment allowance 3 2 2 1 0 Receives cash for care and/or transition benefit 0 0 0 0 0 Receives social assistance 4 6 5 7 7 Other groups 1 1 2 2 1 Unknown 4 3 4 4 8 Females Labour force status, total 2 684 2 322 1 901 1 819 8 017 Percent Labour force status, total 100 100 100 100 100 Employed and / or in education, total 60 56 59 59 65 Employed 35 28 26 22 48 Employed and in education 13 15 17 18 8 In education 12 14 16 19 10 Registered unemployed and/or on labour market measures, total 6 7 6 5 12 Jobseekers not registered unemployed 4 5 4 4 7 Other jobseekers, on labour market measures 2 2 2 1 5 Other or unknown status, total 35 37 34 36 23 Reduced capacity to work, taking part in a measure 2 3 3 3 1 Receive work assessment allowances 10 11 9 4 0 Health related allowances except work assessment allowance 2 2 1 1 0 Receives cash for care and/or transition benefit 1 2 2 1 0 Receives social assistance 8 7 7 9 7 Other groups 4 3 3 5 2 Unknown 8 9 9 13 11 Figures published in September are preliminary. Final figures are published in January/February. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ...
About the statistics
The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 28 June 2023.
Participant
A person who, during the reference year, was registered by a local authority as a participant on the introduction programme.
Former participant
A former participant is someone who completed the programme or for different reasons dropped out of the programme in a given year, and is registered as resident in Norway in November the following year.
Introduction benefit
The introduction benefit is the benefit that introduction programme participants receive from the local authority to cover subsistence expenses during the period of the programme. The benefit on an annual basis is equal to twice the basic amount of National Insurance (2G). Participants under the age of 25 receive two-thirds of the benefit. The benefit is taxable, and if the participant is absent from training and initiatives without a valid reason, their benefit is reduced for each hour they are not in attendance. Everyone receives the same amount of benefit as it is not means tested. This means that it is not reduced due to child allowance, cash support etc. Nor is the benefit reduced due to income from self-employment or other work, or due to the possession of capital. To the extent that paid work is included in the programme, the benefit is reduced correspondingly for the period that the work is carried out. National insurance benefits, such as sickness benefit and unemployment benefit, are nevertheless reduced accordingly.
Initiatives in the introduction programme
The introduction programme is available for persons in need of basic qualification, and as a minimum must include Norwegian language training, knowledge about society and initiatives that prepare participants for further education/training or the labour market.
In addition to traditional Norwegian language training, initiatives are also offered outside the traditional classroom teaching, such as language practice in a workplace. Language practice is part of the Norwegian language training, where participants are placed in a workplace for part of the week in order to practice their Norwegian skills in an authentic setting.
Initiatives that prepare participants for further education/training or the labour market may entail practice work or other initiatives organised by NAV, vocational training, computer training, lower secondary or upper secondary studies etc. Vocational training is a method of real competence assessment that documents both theoretical knowledge and practical skills.
Ending reasons
When a participant finishes the introductory program, detailed reasons for ending the programme are recorded in NIR. The statistics use the following categorization of ending reasons: work, high school and higher education, elementary school, public-sector qualification measures, social assistance, other benefits and relocation.
Immigrants
Persons born abroad to two foreign-born parents and four foreign grandparents. Immigrants have immigrated to Norway at one time or another.
Persons with a refugee background
Persons who have come to Norway seeking refuge, and family members of these groups who came here as part of family reunification. Children born to persons with a refugee background after their parents came to Norway are not included in this category, and neither are asylum seekers.
Country of birth
Mainly the mother’s country of residence when a person was born.
Employment/education
Made up of persons who are registered as employed or in education, and those who are registered with a combination of employment and education. Employed persons are defined as those who performed paid work for at least one hour during the reference week, and persons who had such work but were on temporary leave during the reference week due to illness, holiday, paid leave etc.
Registered unemployed/on initiative is defined as persons who are registered as unemployed with NAV, and persons on ordinary labour market initiatives.
Other or unknown status
Part of a collective term for the weakest degree of labour market attachment. Other status relates to individuals with a reduced ability to work who are on initiatives organised by NAV, those on long-term sick leave and recipients of social assistance. Unknown status means that they are not registered in any of the available data sources we use in the status reporting for labour market attachment. These individuals are therefore not employed, in education, registered unemployed or participating in labour market initiatives.
Country background is a person or a person’s mother’s or father’s country of birth. Persons without an immigrant background only have Norway as a country background. When both parents are foreign-born, they are normally born in the same country. In cases where the parents were born in different countries, the mother’s country of birth is used.
Municipality in this context is the programme participant’s municipality of residence.
Name: Introduction programme for immigrants
Topic: Education
Division for Population Statistics
National, county, municipal and district in Oslo for previous participants, and breakdown by industry region.
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Act no. 80 of 4 July 2003 on an introduction programme and Norwegian language training for newly arrived immigrants (the Introduction Act) made the introduction programme and introduction benefit mandatory for local authorities as of 1 September 2004. Prior to the programme being made mandatory, a growing number of municipalities had various types of trial schemes.
The purpose of the Introduction Act is to strengthen immigrants’ potential to participate in the labour market and society, and facilitate their financial independence. Section 2 of the Act stipulates who has the right and obligation to participate in the introduction programme. These are persons with a refugee background, family members of these groups who came here as part of family reunification, and persons who have been allowed to stay on an independent basis following a relationship breakdown due to abuse. Furthermore, the person must be between 18 and 55 years old and in need of basic qualification. The introduction programme is adapted to the individual’s needs for qualification and can generally last up to two years. In special cases, the programme may be extended to three years. The aim of the programme is to provide newly arrived immigrants with a refugee background with basic skills in Norwegian, a basic insight into Norwegian society, and to prepare them for participation in the labour market and/or education. Programme participants are entitled to introduction benefit, which, on an annual basis, equals twice the basic amount of the National Insurance. Participants under the age of 25 receive two-thirds of the benefit.
Users of the statistics include the Ministry of Justice and Public Security (until 16 December 2015: Ministry of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion), Directorate of Integration and Diversity (IMDi), KS (the municipal sector’s association), municipalities, researchers, students and the media. Statistics based on KOSTRA data aim to provide management information on local authorities and county authorities, for use by the population and media, local authorities and central government bodies.
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Statistics Norway has retrieved the information about participation in the introduction scheme from the Introduction Act. Pursuant to section 10 of the Statistics Act Statistics Norway will compile official statistics from data received.
Participants
The statistics on participation in the introduction programme include information about each participant of the introduction programme in the municipalities. The statistics include all who are registered as participants in the current year, and include information about the participant's gender, age, marital status, start date and end date of participation in the introduction programme, which initiatives they have participated in during the reference year, their ending reasons/status, which months they have received the benefit, and the total benefit amount for the year.
Former participants
Information about former participants on the introduction programme includes those who have completed or for various reasons left the programme in a given year. We follow their status in the labour market and in education over the next five years.
Participants
From 2017, statistics on participants in the introduction programme are based on data from the National Introduction Register (NIR) of the Directorate of Integration and Diversity (IMDi).
In addition, information about the municipalities' reporting of payment of introduction benefit is obtained from the A-melding.
Until 2016 the statistics are based on local authorities’ annual submissions of electronic forms and file extractions in relation to participants who are registered on KOSTRA form 11B.
The data is then synthesised with the population statistics of 31 December in the reporting year.
Full count, i.e. all local authorities with participants on the programme should report to Statistics Norway.
Former participants
The statistics of former participants are based on KOSTRA information for all years, up to and including those who completed the introductory program in 2016.
For former participants, the data is further synthesised with the System for personal data, where information from a number of registers is collated. Register data has a reference date in November each year and contains information about whether a person is employed, registered unemployed, on an employment initiative, in education, or is in receipt of specific types of state benefits or measures. A person may, on the reference date, have more than one status at the same time, for example where they are both in employment and receiving benefit. One of the aims of these statistics is to examine how many people are active, and we have examined the activities of employment and education in addition to the combination of these. The following prioritisation was made: if a person is registered as unemployed, but is also in education, they are considered to be in education and not unemployed. As regards the other statuses, such as health-related benefits and social assistance, there are many who receive these in combination with, for example, employment, education or registered unemployment. In such cases, work and other activities, as well as registered unemployment, are prioritised.
Data is collected from the local authorities through the KOSTRA reporting. Most of the local authorities have their own business systems from which data is retrieved, while some report using an electronic form. All participants with a valid personal identification number are linked to population data from 31 December of the reporting year. Only persons who are resident in Norway at the end of the year are included in the statistics. The KOSTRA tables, however, include all participants in the year.
Checks are performed on personal identification numbers, in addition to logical value verification. In addition to the checks carried out in the National Population Register, Statistics Norway also performs checks for statistical purposes.
Former participants, leaving cohort
In order for former participants to be assigned a leaving cohort, the following processing is done: (a) All participants on the introduction programme whose status in KOSTRA is ‘completed’ or ‘dropped out’ at the end of the year are initially included in the population; (b) Only those who have actually completed the course, i.e. who are not just on temporary leave from the programme, are included in the cohort. The population is therefore checked against those who participated in the programme the following year; and (c) Women who drop out of the programme because they give birth immediately after dropping out of the programme or who for various reasons do not return to the programme once their leave ends, are added to the next cohort. Thus, they are only included in the statistics once they have had a year’s leave for child care.
Figures are not shown where there are fewer than four units.
The statistics were first published in 2006 for the statistics year 2005.
Errors in connection with the collection and processing of data can occur. There may be coding errors, revision errors, or errors in the electronic data processing etc. Extensive efforts are made to minimise such errors. Thus, they can normally be disregarded in a statistical context.
There should in principle be no sampling errors as this is a full count.
