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Population growth at 39 400 in 2019
Norway’s population statistics. Stable immigration count, fewer births After the number of immigrations spiked at 79 500 in 2011, it fell quickly in the following years
Updated numbers on immigrants 2001
6.3 per cent of the countrys entire population. Fully 65 per cent of the immigrant population are from non-Western countries, while 35 per cent have a Western background
Young people positive towards immigrants
. Three out of four immigrants in Norway had non-western background. The employment rate for this group has been stable over the last year, but is substantially lower than for the population as a whole
Bosnians – the integration champions?
. The gender distribution is also roughly the same in all age groups. However, women are overrepresented in the age groups over 65, in the same way as in the Norwegian population in general
Are young immigrants a marginalised group?
of active men in all three population groups. Among the non-immigrant population, the proportion is indeed small (only 2.6 percentage points), but for
Many new Syrian immigrants
. The highest relative growth in 2016 was among immigrants from Syria. The number of immigrants grew by 26 400 in 2016, which is the lowest percentage growth since 2002
More immigrant-friendly attitudes
‘most immigrants represent a source of insecurity in society’ went down by 5 percentage points to 27 per cent. This
The gender-divided labour market
. Figures from the survey on use of time show that women still spend an average of over one hour more a day on housework
Skewed distribution in social background in Norwegian academia
. Among the students, this applied to 60 per cent, while the same was true for 46 per cent of the population with higher education and 32 per cent of the general population
High level of social participation among the employed
. However, the survey shows that the average number of hours spent on unpaid work for single people over 66 years is up to 40 hours more than the average in the population
A higher share of Norwegian enterprises report innovations
; product (goods or services), process, organisational and marketing innovation. Overall, the increases range from 8 to 12 percentage points, giving an increase of up to 57 per cent for service innovators
Fewer victims of theft, but more children exposed
. This is some more than the year before, but when taking the population into account, the relative level of offences of violence has been stable over time
Fewer sand filters, but increasing number of mini wastewater treatment plants
. Three out of five connected to high-grade treatment In 2015, 65 per cent of Norway’s population was connected to high-grade treatment plants
Middle-aged keeps on smoking
. 17 per cent of men and women in the age group 55 to 65 years are daily smokers in 2020
Norwegians exercise more than before
. This represents an increase of nearly 20 percentage points over the past 15 years