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Foreign citizens immigrating to Norway annually, 1967-2019[1]

As of 1 January 2024, Norway's immigrant population consisted of 931,081 people, making up 16.8% of the country's total population, with an additional 221,459 people, or 4.0% of the population born in Norway to two foreign-born parents. The most common countries of birth of immigrants living in Norway were Poland (109,654), Ukraine (65,566), Lithuania (42,733), Syria (38,708), Sweden (36,612), Somalia (27,665), Germany (26,860), Eritrea (25,137), the Philippines (24,718) and Iraq (23,603).[2]

Immigration to Norway has increased over the last decades, beginning in the early 1990s. In 1992, the immigrant population in Norway was 183,000 individuals, representing 4.3% of the total population, and net migration that year was 9,105 people. In 2012, net migration peaked, as 48,714 people came to the country. Since 2013, net migration has decreased. In 2016, net migration was 27,778.[3]

History

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Further information: History of Norway
Maud of Wales was the consort of King Haakon VII of Norway (photo's date: 1906).

Historical immigration to Norway started in the Viking Age. The practice of royal intermarriage was common in European aristocracies and elsewhere. Norwegian kings used to seek their wives from other royal houses, in order to foster ties with foreign countries.[4] See the Kings of Norway family tree.

Other historical fields linked to migrations were trade and academia, bringing workforce and innovation respectively. The Hanseatic League introduced large scale trade in Bergen and Northern Norway. Mining in Kongsberg, Røros and other places was made possible by immigrants from nearby countries. During the 19th century the evolution of dairies and the industrial exploitation of waterfalls depended on immigrants. Before the University was established in Christiania in 1811, almost all civil servants from up to circa 1500, were migrants.[5]

From the middle of the 20th century, the history of migration to Norway is characterized by four main phases.[6] The first wave of immigrants came during the 1960s, as a result of demand of labor within the secondary labor market. This group was mainly dominated by men from Pakistan and Turkey, who came to work in the oil sector. The shock of the 1973 Oil Crisis resulted in an immigration stop to Norway, which ended this first wave. The next wave came in the late 1970s, and consisted mostly of family members from former immigrants. The third wave of the mid 1980s was an increasing flow of asylum seekers mainly from Iran (Incl. Kurdistan province), Chile, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and the former Yugoslavia. From the beginning of the 21st century until today, Norwegian immigration has been characterized by a more liberal approach to labor immigration, as well as stricter policies towards asylum seekers.

Contemporary immigration

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According to the Norwegian Immigration Act, all foreigners have to apply for permanent residency in order to live and work in Norway, except for citizens of Nordic countries.[7] There are four main reasons for immigration to Norway that are lawfully accepted – employment, education, protection and family reunification.[8] In 2016, most Norwegian immigrants came for family reunification (16,465 people), followed by protection (15,190), work (14,372) and education (4,147). Of the total number of 788,531 people who immigrated between 1990 and 2016, most immigrated for family reunification (283,478), followed by work (262,669), protection (156,590) and education (80,956).[8]

Norway is part of the European Economic Area (EEA) and the Schengen area. In 2017, 41.2% of the total immigrant population in Norway were from countries in the EU or EEA. 32.4% were from Asia including Turkey, and 13.7% were from Africa. The remaining 12.7% were from European countries not in the EU or EEA, North America, South America and Oceania.[9]

In 1999, the Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (Norwegian: Utlendingsdirektoratet, UDI) started to use blood testing on Somalis who applied for family reunification with parents. The tests showed that 1 out of 4 lied about the family ties. The tests were later changed to DNA tests to verify family ties.[10] The leader of a Somali community organization in Norway and the Norwegian Medical Association protested the tests and wished they would be discontinued.[10] In 2010, UDI started DNA-tests on Somali childless couples who applied for family reunification where one spouse already resided in Norway. The results showed that 40% of such pairs were siblings. As the tests became widely known, the ratio dropped to 25% and the tests were widened to migrants from other regions.[11]

By September 2019, 15 foreign residents who had travelled from Norway to Syria or Iraq to join the Islamic State had their residence permits revoked.[12]

Refugees in Norway

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One cause of immigration in the 20th and 21st century is the need for protection in a new country, due to wars, riots, or political persecution in the migrants' home countries. In the 1950s, refugees came from Hungary to Norway, and in the 1970s from Chile and Vietnam.[6] In the mid-1980s, there was an increase in the number of asylum seekers from countries such as Iran (Incl. Kurdistan province) and Sri Lanka. In the 1990s, war refugees from the Balkans were the predominant immigrant group accepted into Norway; a large number of whom have since returned home to the Balkans. Since the end of the 1990s, new groups of asylum seekers from countries such as Iraq, Somalia, and Afghanistan have arrived in Norway.[citation needed]

The Dublin Regulation in 2001 states that non-European refugees applying for asylum in a Dublin country, will only get their application processed once, in the country where they first apply for asylum.[13]

During the European migrant crisis in 2015, a total of 31,145 asylum seekers crossed the Norwegian border in 2015.[14] The number had not been as high since the Balkan wars in 1990s. Most of the asylum seekers came from Afghanistan and Syria. In 2016, the number was dramatically reduced by almost 90%. In 2016, 3460 asylum seekers came to Norway. This was partly due to the stricter border control in Europe.[15] The EU-Turkey agreement, implemented 20 March 2016, was made in order strengthen organized channels of immigration to Europe, and prevent irregular migration from Turkey to the EU.[16]

Norway has also accepted refugees from other EU countries, In 2020 it granted asylum to anti-racism activist Rafał Gaweł from Poland, who was facing political persecution in his home country.[17]

As part of the UN, Norway receives UN quota refugees. In 2015, the Norwegian government announced that they would receive 8,000 Syrian quota refugees between 2015 and 2017.

Immigration of Married Children

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In April 2016, Reuters reported that in the past year, Norway admitted 10 married children (children under 16 years of age). Four had children of their own. The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) stated that "some" of the married children in Norway live "with their partners." The head of the PLAN charity stated: "If the girl is aged under 16, the minimum age for sexual intercourse in Norway, the child bride refugee should be separated from her husband even if they have children together."[18]

Demographics

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Further information: Demographics of Norway

Population

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As of 2014, an official study showed that 4,081,000 people or 79.9% of the total population were Norwegians having no migrant background (both of their parents were born in Norway)[19] and more than 759,000 individuals (14.9%)[19] were immigrants—or descendants of recent immigrants—from neighbouring countries and the rest of the world. A further 235,000 (4.6%) were born in Norway to one foreign-born parent, and 34,000 (0.7%) were born abroad to one parent born in Norway.

In 2012, of the total 710,465 with immigrant background, 407,262 had Norwegian citizenship (60.2 percent).[20] Of these 13,2%, 335,000 (51%)[19] had a Western background mostly from Poland, Germany, and Sweden. 325,000 (49%)[19] had a non-Western background mostly from Turkey, Morocco, Iraq, Somalia, Pakistan and Iran (Incl. Kurdistan province).[21][22] Immigrants were represented in all Norwegian municipalities. The cities or municipalities with the highest share of immigrants in 2012 were Oslo (30.4 percent), Drammen (25 percent), Lørenskog (23 per cent) and Skien (19.6 percent).[23] According to Reuters, Oslo is the "fastest growing city in Europe because of increased immigration".[24] In recent years, immigration has accounted for most of Norway's population growth.

In 2010, the immigrant community grew by 57,000, which accounted for 90% of Norway's population growth; some 2% of newborn children were of immigrant background (two foreign parents). These statistics indicate that Norway's population is now 87.8% ethnic Norwegian, a figure that has steadily decreased since the late 20th century. Some 12.2% of the population is of solely immigrant background, while 5.7% of the population is of mixed Norwegian-foreign ancestry. People of other European ethnicity are 5.8% of the total, while Asians (including Pakistanis, and Iraqis) are 4.3%, Africans 1.5%, and others 0.6%.[25]

Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents
2023[26] 2023
Europe 536 431 49.17%
Africa 149 501 13.70%
Asia 357 625 32.78%
North America 13 706 1.26%
Latin America and the Caribbean 31 061 2.85%
Oceania 2 710 0.25%


Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by country background. 1 January[27]
2023[28]
Immigrants Norwegian-born to immigrant parents Immigrants in per cent of total population Norwegian-born to immigrant parents in per cent of total population
Total 877 227 213 810 16.0 3.9
Nordic countries except Norway, EU/EFTA, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand 378 076 51 274 6.9 0.9
Europe except EU/EFTA and UK, Africa, Asia, America except USA and Canada, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, polar regions 499 150 162 535 9.1 3.0
Nordic countries except Norway 69 251 7 320 1.3 0.1
EU/EFTA until 2004 except the Nordic countries 85 626 8 852 1.6 0.2
New EU countries after 2004 207 883 34 089 3.8 0.6
Europe except for EU/EFTA/UK 101 058 22 589 1.8 0.4
Australia and New Zealand 2 532 91 0.0 0.0
Asia 265 120 92 273 4.8 1.7
Africa 105 817 43 685 1.9 0.8
America except USA og Canada 27 073 3 985 0.5 0.1
USA and Canada 12 784 922 0.2 0.0
Oceania except Australia and New Zealand 82 3 0.0 0.0

Education

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Educational attainment of migrants in Norway in 2018[29]

On average immigrants are well educated, with 16% having completed over four years of higher education as of 2018, compared to 10% for the whole population.[30] However, education levels vary a lot between different groups of migrants.

Social welfare

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In 2017, 56% of all state social welfare was paid to immigrants. 86% of which was paid to immigrants from Asia or Africa. The third largest group was immigrants from non-EU Eastern European countries at 6%.[31]

Religion

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Further information: Religion in Norway
Saint Paul Catholic Church, Bergen. Catholicism in Norway has grown from recent immigration, notably by Poles

Immigration has altered the religious demography of Norway. Among the immigrants, 250,030 have background from predominantly Christian countries, 119,662 from predominantly Muslim countries, 28,942 from mostly Buddhist countries, and 7,224 from countries that are predominantly Hindu.[32] The proportion of Muslim immigrants has fallen drastically in recent years, from about 80% in 2000 to less than 20% in 2007.[33]

As of 2008 there were living in Norway somewhere between 120,000 and 163,000 persons who had either immigrated from or who had parents who had immigrated from countries where Islam is the predominant religion, accounting for up to 3.4% of the country's total population.[33][34] This number should interpreted with caution according to a report by Statistics Norway, as there are significant religious minorities in several of these countries, and varying degrees of commitment to the religion. In the same year, 84,000 persons were members of an Islamic congregation.[33] The largest single denomination besides the state church is the Roman Catholic Church, which had a membership of more than 54,000 in 2008. It gained about 10,000 new members, mostly Poles, in the period 2004–2008.[33] Other religions which have increased mainly as a result of recent post-war immigration (with percentages of adherents in parentheses), include Hinduism (0.5%), Buddhism (0.4%), Eastern Orthodoxy and Oriental Orthodoxy (0.2%) and the Bahá'í Faith (<0.1%).

Employment

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Statistics Norway has been criticized in 2018 for misrepresenting employment levels for African and Asian immigrants due to employment was counted from 1 weekly hour of work. Counting full-time employment as 30 hours of work per week, the figures were significantly lower. While official figures show that 35.2% of Pakistani female immigrants are employed, only 20% are in full-time employment.[35]

Employment rates of the 20 most common migrant groups in Norway, aged 20–66[36]
Country of origin[37] 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
 Poland 72.2 74.2 75.1 76.7 75.9
 Lithuania 71.2 63.0 74.6 77.0 76.8
 Somalia 33.6 36.0 39.0 41.3 43.3
 Sweden 82.2 81.8 82.3 82.7 82.7
 Pakistan 50.7 51.7 52.7 54.1 55.5
 Syria 21.1 16.2 20.4 30.0 35.9
 Iraq 45.8 47.8 48.2 50.3 51.4
 Eritrea 39.0 41.8 46.4 51.7 58.6
 Germany 76.8 77.6 78.1 78.9 78.1
 Philippines 64.4 66.9 70.1 71.5 72.4
 Vietnam 63.4 62.9 63.3 64.2 64.7
 Iran (Incl. Kurdistan province) 56.7 56.7 57.1 58.8 59.9
 Thailand 66.2 65.6 67.4 68.6 70.1
 Russia 63.0 63.7 64.4 66.7 67.1
 Afghanistan 55.1 55.9 57.4 59.0 59.6
 Denmark 76.9 76.5 76.7 77.3 77.1
 Turkey 52.8 53.2 54.8 55.0 54.4
 India 61.3 62.4 63.6 64.3 65.7
 Bosnia-Herzegovina 68.7 68.7 70.1 71.0 71.5
 Romania 68.8 68.5 69.5 69.9 70.1
Whole population 75.0 74.8 75.3 76.1 76.3
All migrants 63.9 64.0 65.0 66.5 67.1

Unemployment

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Immigrant employment rates are generally higher in Norway than overall employment rates in most countries [citation needed], the overall unemployment rate among immigrants being 6.5% in May 2011, totalling about 20,000 persons. The unemployment rate in the population as a whole was 2.7% at this time. There are differences between immigrant groups. People with African backgrounds have the highest unemployment rates, with 12.4%. Unemployment rates among immigrants from Asia and Eastern Europe were 8.2% and 7.4%, respectively. Persons born in Norway to immigrant parents, still a young and relatively small demographic, had an unemployment rate of 5.0%, totalling 766 persons. This was 1.6 percentage points above persons with Norwegian-born parents in the same age group, and 2.1 percentage points below immigrants in the same age group.[38]

Workforce participation

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Overall workforce participation in the immigrant population was 61.6% in 2010,[38] compared to 71.9% for the population as a whole.[39] African immigrants had the lowest workforce participation, with 43.9%. Persons born to immigrant parents had a workforce participation of 53.0%, similar to that of the corresponding age demographic with Norwegian-born parents.[38]

Health

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Immigrants from low income countries in Africa and Asia constitute a large proportion of those diagnosed with chronic infectious diseases Tuberculosis, HIV and Hepatitis B. Those who fall ill are often infected in their country of origin and are only diagnosed as they arrive in Norway, or they are infected during later visits to the home country of their family. In addition, these immigrants are less likely than Norwegian travellers to take travel vaccines against malaria, as they are unaware that after a couple of years in Norway they lose the immunity they had in their home country. Immigrants also socialize more with other immigrants and are therefore at greater risk of being infected while in Norway.[40]

In 2016 there were 298 reported cases of tuberculosis; of these, about 90% were people born outside Norway.[40]

In the 2013-2017 period people born outside Norway represented 60% of the about 225 annual cases of HIV infections and 96% of the 675 annual cases of chronic Heptatitis B.[40]

Effects of immigration

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Demographic

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Norwegian and foreign born population pyramid in 2023
Youths in Oslo

From 1977 to 2012, the number of non-Norwegian citizens living in Norway of European descent has increased from around 46,000 to around 280,000. In the same period the number of citizens of nations on other continents increased from about 25,000 to about 127,000, of which 112,230 from Middle East, Asia, Africa and South America.[41] If people with two immigrant parents are counted, the total immigrant population has risen from 57,041 in 1970 to 710 465 in 2012, the non-European proportion rose from 20.1% to 46.1%. The proportion of women in the immigrant population shifted from 56.1% in 1970 to 48.0% in 2012.[42] According to a book chapter published by Amsterdam University in 2008 and authored by Prof. Mete Feridun of University of Greenwich, immigration has a positive impact on economic growth in Norway and it has no statistically significant impact on unemployment in the job market.[43]

Crime

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See also: Crime in Norway and Immigration and crime
Bar chart showing number of perpetrators aged 15 and older per 1000 residents per foreign-born population for the years 2010–2013, according to Statistics Norway.[44]

According to an analysis of 1998–2002 crime statistics, non-Western immigrants were overrepresented for violent crime, economic crime and traffic violations.[45]

According to a 2017 study by Statistics Norway, crime rates of immigrants varied with the reason for immigration. Three groups were overrepresented: refugees had the highest crime rate at 108.8 per 1000 population, family reunification immigrants were overrepresented at 66.9 per 1000 and labour migrants were overrepresented at 61.8 per 1000 population. Foreign residents who arrived to study were strongly underrepresented with 19.7 perpetrators per 1000.[44]

The overall probability that a person living in Norway would be convicted for a felony (Norwegian: forbrytelse) was increased by about 0.5 percentage points for the immigrant compared to non-immigrant populations for felonies committed in the years 2001–2004. The incidence was especially high among immigrants from Kosovo, Morocco, Somalia, Iraq, Iran (Incl. Kurdistan province) and Chile, and reached more than 2% in all these groups. In comparison, the incidence in the non-immigrant population was about 0.7%. Incidence was lower than for the non-immigrant population among immigrants from among others, Western European countries, Eastern Europe except Poland, the Balkans and Russia, the Philippines, China and North America. Incidence was also higher for persons with two immigrant parents for all countries of origin, including Nordic and Western European countries. When the data was corrected for the population group's age and gender structure (the most over-represented immigrant groups also have a considerable over-representation of young men), place of residence (rural–central) and employment situation, the over-representation was found to be significantly lower, especially for those groups which had the highest incidence in the uncorrected statistics. For some groups, among them immigrants from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Poland, Russia and the other Eastern European countries, the corrected incidences did not differ significantly from the non-immigrant population.[45]

According to data released by the European Council, 341 out of the year 2000 prison inmate population of 2643 were foreign nationals, a share of 12.9%. In the year 2010 foreign nationals represented 1129 out of a 3636 total, a 31.1% share. These figures were corroborated by officials of the Norwegian Correctional Service which stated the rising trend escalated when 8 countries joined the Schengen Area in 2007.[46] In order to decrease costs for interpreters and other special needs of foreign inmates, foreign nationals serving sentences involving subsequent deportation were in 2012 incarcerated in an institution holding only foreigners as they are not intended to be re-integrated into Norwegian society.[47] This institution opened in December 2012 in Kongsvinger.[48]

In September 2016 Norwegian authorities discovered that more than a million identity papers had been issued without stringent checks which enabled fraudsters to claim social welfare benefits of many persons simultaneously.[49]

Rape suspects by place of birth in 2017[50]

In 2017, a Statistics Norway (SSB) report on crime in Norway was ordered by the immigration minister Sylvi Listhaug.[51] SSB limited the scope of the paper to figures for individual nations from which at least 4,000 immigrants lived in Norway as of 1 January 2010.[52] In the 2010–2013 period, the proportion of foreign-born perpetrators of criminal offences aged 15 and older per 1000 residents in Norway was found to be highest among immigrants from South and Central America (164.0), Africa (153.8), and Asia including Turkey (117.4), and lowest among immigrants from Eastern Europe (98.4), other Nordic countries (69.1), and Western Europe outside the Nordic region (50.7). This was compared to averages of 44.9 among native Norwegians and 112.9 among Norway-born residents with parents of foreign origin.[53] Among individual countries of origin for which figures were provided, the estimated proportion of foreign-born perpetrators was highest among immigrants from Kosovo (131.48), Afghanistan (127.62), Iraq (125.29), Somalia (123.81), and Iran (108.60). Immigrants from Poland were the only over-represented population for which gender and age structure, employment and place of residence, could explain their over-representation.[44] The total number of perpetrators in the 2010–2013 period with Norwegian background was 154326 and 27985 with immigration background.[54]

Total persons sanctioned in Norway by principal type of offence, citizenship and year, 2011–2015 (click image to view).

According to Statistics Norway, as of 2015, a total of 260,868 persons residing in Norway incurred sanctions. Of these, most were citizens of countries in Europe (240,497 individuals), followed by Asia (2,899 individuals), Africa (2,469 individuals), the Americas (909 individuals), and Oceania (92 individuals). There were also 13,853 persons sanctioned who had unknown citizenship, and 149 persons sanctioned without citizenship. The five most common countries of origin of foreign citizens in Norway who incurred sanctions were Poland (7,952 individuals), Lithuania (4,227 individuals), Sweden (3,490 individuals), Romania (1,953 individuals) and Denmark (1,728 individuals).[55]

In 2007 was the first time when foreign perpetrators of partner murders were in the majority. While 13% of Norway's population are foreigners, they represent 47% of perpetrators who have murdered their partner.[56] The most prevalent countries of origin were: Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia and Eritrea.[56]

In 2018, an investigation into court cases involving domestic violence against children showed that 47% of the cases involved parents who were both born abroad. According to a researcher at Norwegian Police University College the over-representation was due to cultural (honor culture) and legal differences in Norway and foreign countries.[57]

Fiscal effects

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According to Statistics Norway, every non-Western immigrant mean net deficit of 4.1 million NOK for Norwegian authorities, where tax income are reduced by welfare payments. The 15400 non-Western immigrants who arrived in 2012 will then result in expenses of about 63 000 million NOK, half the sum the Norwegian government revenue from the oil fund.[58]

Immigrants from Africa and Asia generally contributed less to tax uptake of the Norwegian state, where immigrants from Africa aged 25–62 contributed 50 000 NOK annually, immigrants from Asia contributed 70 000 NOK annually and the general population 140 000 NOK annually.[59]

Of the immigrant population 7.5% received social benefits compared to the other population at 2.2% The share of immigrants from Somalia on social benefits was 38%, Syria 30%, Afghanistan 22% and Iraq 20%.[59]

According to calculations by Finansavisen, the cost of the average Somali to the state is 9 million NOK, assuming that the descendants are perfectly integrated into Norwegian society. Of non-Western immigrants, Tamils do best with a cost of 1 million NOK. Swedes who already have an education and migrate to Norway give a net addition to the state balance sheet. Neighbouring countries India and Pakistan have a significant difference in state expenses, whereas the average Indian lead to costs of 1.6 million NOK, the average Pakistani costs 5.1 million NOK.[60]

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Further information: Norwegian nationality law

The Directorate of Immigration (UDI) is responsible for the administration of immigration into the country.[61] Before the UDI was established in 1988, several government organisations were involved in administering immigration.[62] Another body, Integrerings- og mangfoldsdirektoratet (IMDi) (Directorate of Integration and Diversity), "contribute[s] to equality in living conditions and diversity through employment, integration and participation".[63]

Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by country of origin

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Country of origin[37] Population (1970) Population (1980) Population (1990) Population (2000) Population (2010) Population (2020)[64]
 Poland 1,198 1,672 4,661 6,282 52,125 115,416
 Sweden 11,198 11,018 12,732 23,240 31,193 38,854
 Somalia 3 31 1,391 8,386 25,496 43,273
 Lithuania 3 4 8 278 10,341 47,304
 Pakistan 163 6,828 15,488 22,831 31,061 38,674
 Iraq 20 38 759 7,664 26,374 34,268
 Germany 5,295 5,891 6,718 9,102 22,859 28,258
 Vietnam 20 2,072 8,757 15,390 20,100 23,655
 Denmark 12,306 14,571 18,543 18,863 19,298 21,010
 Philippines 70 789 3,384 5,573 13,447 26,334
 Iran 43 135 5,381 10,354 16,321 23,331
 Russia 41 43 59 3,012 14,873 22,191
 Turkey 236 2,384 6,155 10,481 15,998 20,075
 Bosnia-Herzegovina 0 0 3 12,614 15,918 18,542
 Thailand 29 191 1,097 3,298 12,268 22,194
 Afghanistan 0 3 266 804 10,475 21,942
 Sri Lanka 23 263 4,893 9,826 13,772 15,737
 United Kingdom 4,738 8,658 11,830 11,161 12,843 16,154
 Kosovo 0 0 0 0 12,719 16,357
 Eritrea 0 3 18 733 5,789 29,102
 India 246 1,882 4,672 5,996 9,747 19,135
 Romania 115 150 309 994 4,533 17,653
 China, People's Republic of 369 683 1,968 3,548 7,326 11,856
 Latvia 11 14 14 318 2,856 12,318
 Morocco 401 1,286 3,064 5,409 8,058 10,738
 United States 7,069 10,289 8,999 7,571 7,707 10,213
 Iceland 761 1,566 2,144 3,819 4,966 8,001
 Netherlands 1,465 2,222 2,926 3,821 6,926 8,974
 Chile 85 947 5,901 6,377 7,607 7,983
 Ethiopia 8 227 1,532 2,525 5,156 12,036
 Finland 1,993 3,590 4,146 6,550 6,665 7,373
 France 705 1,683 2,006 2,364 3,930 6,389
 Bulgaria 256 166 339 769 2,152 8,212
 Estonia 16 24 24 303 2,092 5,233
 Spain 591 893 1,143 1,363 2,205 7,342
 Serbia 0 0 0 0 2,748 8,874
 Ukraine 6 6 3 331 2,604 6,939
 Brazil 68 140 397 730 2,814 5,871
 Syria 7 48 213 763 2,010 36,026
 Myanmar 6 13 31 60 3,015 4,186
 Palestine 0 0 0 64 2,939 4,331
 Slovakia 0 6 3 158 2,142 4,309
 Hungary 1,481 1,562 1,646 1,642 2,288 4,734
 Croatia 0 3 10 1,541 3,244 6,109
 North Macedonia 0 0 0 707 3,117 4,459
 Italy 598 748 925 1,219 1,992 5,162
 Sudan 3 27 59 371 1,318 6,164
 Lebanon 11 85 614 1,540 2,397 3,865
 Congo, Democratic Republic of 12 12 93 236 2,050 4,300
 Portugal 147 390 605 701 1,079 3,906
 Ghana 11 33 777 1,341 2,034 3,022
 Czech Republic 109 141 165 526 1,464 2,556
 Nigeria 11 118 332 504 1,247 2,692
 Colombia 32 107 250 476 1,216 2,451
 Canada 688 951 1,057 1,138 1,602 2,245
 Greece 185 257 437 504 743 3,550
 Algeria 66 136 478 880 1,497 1,874
 Kenya 13 124 340 642 1,275 2,373
 Gambia 19 153 615 984 1,409 1,855
 Australia 234 393 483 600 1,220 1,917
 Indonesia 102 164 241 383 1,148 1,851
  Switzerland 470 610 741 932 1,204 1,740
   Nepal 0 0 19 126 681 2,605
 Burundi 0 0 3 62 1,119 1,561
 Peru 30 71 212 458 1,054 1,587
 Tunisia 39 106 382 607 1,106 1,596
 Austria 593 659 748 792 997 1,480
 Liberia 3 8 23 26 1,075 1,240
 Uganda 11 176 246 473 903 2,383
 Belgium 256 388 564 600 879 1,460
 Egypt 83 170 281 399 806 1,640
 Mexico 31 79 161 317 773 1,609
 Bangladesh 3 51 476 457 799 1,696
 Belarus 0 0 0 105 710 1,487
 South Korea 25 107 321 395 795 1,430
 Venezuela 12 30 55 134 580 1,397
 Ireland 120 249 410 460 640 1,101
 Cuba 8 14 40 204 736 1,205
 Kazakhstan 0 0 0 46 715 1,203
 South Africa 203 306 375 493 773 1,298
 Japan 216 410 538 579 787 1,181
 Argentina 141 239 309 371 649 1,256
 Albania 23 15 21 156 491 2,996
 Hong Kong 33 211 584 741 831 1,110
 Faroe Islands 284 432 455 853 754 751
 Dominican Republic 3 8 53 247 609 1,131
 Tanzania 7 68 182 414 739 947
 Rwanda 3 3 6 176 653 900
 Malaysia 10 90 160 273 485 973
 Israel 70 152 372 453 612 817
 Moldova 0 0 3 26 323 1,667
 Cameroon 8 15 19 62 472 886
 Sierra Leone 14 25 149 227 553 689
 Azerbaijan 0 0 0 77 435 718
 Libya 0 5 46 56 302 1,055
 Cambodia 0 8 147 271 485 632
 Jordan 3 22 57 133 388 858
 Cape Verde 10 63 193 293 496 527
 New Zealand 106 164 204 230 432 544
 Angola 0 0 22 96 408 566
 Ecuador 11 40 65 161 350 642
 Uzbekistan 0 0 0 31 326 796
 Montenegro 0 0 0 0 350 701
 Kuwait 0 3 13 131 345 671
 Saudi Arabia 3 0 16 43 220 1,223
 Singapore 13 98 178 215 352 519
 Yemen 0 0 11 45 197 816
 Zambia 0 6 58 106 301 521
 Bhutan 0 0 3 8 229 421
 Slovenia 0 0 0 53 203 529
 Georgia 0 0 0 17 228 398
 Armenia 0 0 0 30 226 405
 Bolivia 6 13 86 120 230 391
 Côte d'Ivoire 3 8 59 106 258 410
 United Arab Emirates 0 0 3 33 166 647
 Senegal 0 4 29 72 205 417
 Guinea 8 9 34 38 154 423
 Trinidad and Tobago 48 117 159 195 259 288
 Taiwan 0 15 95 114 218 384
 Zimbabwe 3 11 47 111 193 326
 Congo, Republic of 0 3 14 22 151 321
 El Salvador 3 6 54 126 190 285
 Uruguay 12 87 158 173 185 250
 Madagascar 97 105 127 139 198 243
 Mauritius 14 108 177 179 211 235
 Kyrgyzstan 0 0 0 3 149 302
 South Sudan 0 0 0 0 0 435
 Guatemala 8 22 42 74 146 241
 Greenland 7 33 69 120 164 212
 Mozambique 3 6 23 55 126 200
 Jamaica 4 30 39 65 135 194
 Nicaragua 3 9 28 76 137 209
 Togo 3 3 54 78 129 175
 Cyprus 12 32 70 91 103 184
 Mongolia 0 0 0 7 96 188
 Costa Rica 3 16 34 54 112 190
 Tajikistan 0 0 0 10 102 152
 Honduras 7 13 58 63 101 152
 Laos 0 3 60 57 92 159

Opposition

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The Norwegian far-right opposes immigration from non-European countries. The Progress Party describes their position like this:

"Immigration from countries outside the EEA must be strictly enforced to ensure a successful integration. It can not be accepted that fundamental Western values and human rights are set aside by cultures and attitudes that certain groups of immigrants bring with them to Norway."[65]

In the 2011 terrorist attacks, a former Progress Party member murdered 77 people, mostly children and young adults attending a Labour Party youth event. The attacker opposed migration for islamophobic reasons and accused the Labour Party of "promoting multiculturalism".[66]

See also

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Further reading

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