NORWAY
November 15, 2006
Major countries of destination of migrants
from Norway are
Canada, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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Note: The countries are listed in alphabetical order
Source: Composite
Matrix, the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation
and Poverty.
Top Five Countries of Origin of the Foreign-Born Population
Living in Norway in 2002
Countries
of birth |
Number |
Percent
of total foreign-born population |
| Sweden |
33,013 |
10.5 |
| Denmark |
22,108 |
7.0 |
| United States |
14,559 |
4.6 |
| United Kingdom |
14,114 |
4.5 |
| Pakistan |
14,098 |
4.5 |
| All other countries |
217,268 |
68.9 |
| TOTAL |
315,160 |
100.0 |
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Source: Statistisk
Sentralbyrå (Statistics Norway).
According to Statistics
Norway, the foreign born represented 7.0 percent (315,160) of the total
population of Norway in 2002.
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Source: Statistisk
Sentralbyrå (Statistics Norway).
For more data details, go to the Development Research Centre
on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty:
http://www.migrationdrc.org/research/typesofmigration/global_migrant_origin_database.html
Migration Information Source:
Norway country resource page:
http://www.migrationinformation.org/Resources/norway.cfm
Norway's Resources:
Statistics Norway: http://www.ssb.no/www-open/english
Norwegian Directorate of Immigration: http://www.udi.no/default.aspx?id=2112
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